SB2023012525 - Information exposure through timing discrepancy in IBM PowerSC
Published: January 25, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023012525
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information Exposure Through Timing Discrepancy (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15522)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The
vulnerability exists due to a timing issue within the EC math library. A remote attacker who can observe timing information for the generation of multiple deterministic ECDSA signatures is able to reconstruct the private key used for encryption.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.