Source: wolfssl Version: 5.8.2-1.2 Severity: important Tags: security upstream Forwarded: https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/9275 X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], Debian Security Team <[email protected]>
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for wolfssl. CVE-2025-12888[0]: | Vulnerability in X25519 constant-time cryptographic implementations | due to timing side channels introduced by compiler optimizations and | CPU architecture limitations, specifically with the Xtensa-based | ESP32 chips. If targeting Xtensa it is recommended to use the low | memory implementations of X25519, which is now turned on as the | default for Xtensa. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-12888 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12888 [1] https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/9275 [2] https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/commit/c161cbd9f3fa1247382bb5b6269c7379222cabf5 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore
