CVE-2021-3114

Description

In Go before 1.14.14 and 1.15.x before 1.15.7, crypto/elliptic/p224.go can generate incorrect outputs, related to an underflow of the lowest limb during the final complete reduction in the P-224 field.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/mperVMGa98w third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/golang/go/commit/d95ca9138026cbe40e0857d76a81a16d03230871 third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YWAYJGXWC232SG3UR3TR574E6BP3OSQQ/ vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4848 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210219-0001/ third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00014.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00015.html third party advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-3114?
CVE-2021-3114 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-3114?
To fix CVE-2021-3114, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-3114 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-3114 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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