CVE-2024-26317

Description

In illumos illumos-gate 2024-02-15, an error occurs in the elliptic curve point addition algorithm that uses mixed Jacobian-affine coordinates, causing the algorithm to yield a result of POINT_AT_INFINITY when it should not. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this to interfere with a connection, resulting in an attacked party computing an incorrect shared secret.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.02%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aGLAFz20-fc7ZLiWouegyK_65jCkGTDb/view?usp=sharing
https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate
https://rashidkhanpathan.github.io/posts/CVE-2024-26317-Elliptic-curve-point-addition-error/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-26317?
CVE-2024-26317 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-26317?
To fix CVE-2024-26317, 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-2024-26317 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-26317 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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