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Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2018-0488)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 13, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026

Description

ARM mbed TLS before 2.7.0, when the truncated HMAC extension and CBC are used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap corruption) via a crafted application packet within a TLS or DTLS session.

Solution

arch-linux-upgrade-latest

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