CVE-2024-50383

libbotan-2-19: Botan before 3.6.0, when certain GCC versions are used, has acompiler-induced secret-dependent operation in lib/utils...

CVE-2024-50383 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by botan 2.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1+esm1, released October 23, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.9
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0055
46th percentile

Botan before 3.6.0, when certain GCC versions are used, has acompiler-induced secret-dependent operation in lib/utils/donna128.h indonna128 (used in Chacha-Poly1305 and x25519). An addition can be skippedif a carry is not set. This was observed for GCC 11.3.0 with -O2 on MIPS,and GCC on x86-i386. (Only 32-bit processors can be affected.)

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
Botan · opensuse-leap 15.6 2.19.5-bp156.3.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2024:0343-1 Oct 30, 2024
botan · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 2.19.3+dfsg-1+deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50383 Oct 23, 2024
botan · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 2.19.5+dfsg-3 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50383 Oct 23, 2024
botan · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1+esm1 botan 2.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1+esm1 Oct 23, 2024
botan · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1 botan 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1 Oct 23, 2024
botan · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1 botan 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1 Jan 16, 2026
libbotan-2-19 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1+esm1 libbotan-2-19 2.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1+esm1 Oct 23, 2024
libbotan-2-19 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1 libbotan-2-19 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1 Oct 23, 2024
libbotan-2-19 · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1 libbotan-2-19 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1 Jan 16, 2026
python3-botan · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1+esm1 python3-botan 2.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1+esm1 Oct 23, 2024
python3-botan · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1 python3-botan 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1 Oct 23, 2024
python3-botan · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1 python3-botan 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1 Jan 16, 2026

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