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Debian 10 LTS DLA-3739-1 Critical: Libjwt Timing Side Channel Attack

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Calendar Grey February 25, 2024
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Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3740-1 addresses critical security flaw in libssl; all users advised to update their systems.
An issue has been found in libjwt, a C library to handle JWT (JSON Web Token)
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Summary

An issue has been found in libjwt, a C library to handle JWT (JSON Web
Token). Due to using strcmp(), which does not use constant time during
execution, a timing side channel attack might be possible.


For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
1.10.1-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libjwt packages.

For the detailed security status of libjwt please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libjwt

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS



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Package: libjwt
Version: 1.10.1-1+deb10u1
CVE ID: CVE-2024-25189

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