In MbedTLS 3.3.0 before 3.6.4, mbedtls_lms_verify may accept invalid signatures if hash computation fails and internal errors go unchecked, enabling LMS (Leighton-Micali Signature) forgery in a fault scenario. Specifically, unchecked return values in mbedtls_lms_verify allow an attacker (who can induce a hardware hash accelerator fault) to bypass LMS signature verification by reusing stale stack data, resulting in acceptance of an invalid signature. In mbedtls_lms_verify, the return values of the internal Merkle tree functions create_merkle_leaf_value and create_merkle_internal_value are not checked. These functions return an integer that indicates whether the call succeeded or not. If a failure occurs, the output buffer (Tc_candidate_root_node) may remain uninitialized, and the result of the signature verification is unpredictable. When the software implementation of SHA-256 is used, these functions will not fail. However, with hardware-accelerated hashing, an attacker could use fault injection against the accelerator to bypass verification.
References
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https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls-docs/blob/main/security-advisories/mbedtls-security-advisory-2025-06-3.md | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
17 Jul 2025, 15:59
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Arm
Arm mbed Tls |
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References | () https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls-docs/blob/main/security-advisories/mbedtls-security-advisory-2025-06-3.md - Third Party Advisory | |
CPE | cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
08 Jul 2025, 16:18
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Information
Published : 2025-07-04 15:15
Updated : 2025-07-17 15:59
NVD link : CVE-2025-49600
Mitre link : CVE-2025-49600
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-49600
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Products Affected
arm
- mbed_tls
CWE
CWE-325
Missing Cryptographic Step