CVE-2026-21444

medium

Description

libtpms, a library that provides software emulation of a Trusted Platform Module, has a flaw in versions 0.10.0 and 0.10.1. The commonly used integration of libtpms with OpenSSL 3.x contained a vulnerability related to the returned IV (initialization vector) when certain symmetric ciphers were used. Instead of returning the last IV it returned the initial IV to the caller, thus weakening the subsequent encryption and decryption steps. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. Version 0.10.2 fixes the issue. No known workarounds are available.

References

https://github.com/stefanberger/libtpms/security/advisories/GHSA-7jxr-4j3g-p34f

https://github.com/stefanberger/libtpms/issues/541

https://github.com/stefanberger/libtpms/commit/33c9ff074cb16c1841ce7d7f33643c17c426743a

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-01-02

Updated: 2026-01-02

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00005