SB2024112915 - Observable discrepancy in Yubico YubiKey 5 Series devices and YubiHSM 2 devices
Published: November 29, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Observable discrepancy (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45678)
The vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to Yubico YubiKey 5 Series and YubiHSM 2 devices allows ECDSA secret-key extraction attack (that requires physical access and expensive equipment) in which an electromagnetic side channel is present because of a non-constant-time modular inversion for the Extended Euclidean Algorithm, aka the EUCLEAK issue. A attacker with physical access can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.yubico.com/support/security-advisories/ysa-2024-03/
- https://support.yubico.com/hc/en-us/articles/15705749884444
- https://ninjalab.io/eucleak/
- https://ninjalab.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240903_eucleak.pdf
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41434500
- https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/yubikeys-are-vulnerable-to-cloning-attacks-thanks-to-newly-discovered-side-channel/