CVE-2016-9243: Improper input validation in cryptography
(updated )
HKDF in cryptography before 1.5.3 returns an empty byte-string if used with a length less than algorithm.digest_size.
References
- cryptography.io/en/latest/changelog
- cryptography.io/en/latest/changelog/
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3cj-2r34-2cwc
- github.com/pyca/cryptography
- github.com/pyca/cryptography/commit/b924696b2e8731f39696584d12cceeb3aeb2d874
- github.com/pyca/cryptography/issues/3211
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/cryptography/PYSEC-2017-8.yaml
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5R2ZOBMPWDFFHUZ6QOZZY36A6H5CGJXL
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U23KDR2M2N7W2ZSREG63BVW7D4VC6CIZ
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WQ5G7KHKZC4SI23JE7277KZXM57GEQKT
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5R2ZOBMPWDFFHUZ6QOZZY36A6H5CGJXL
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U23KDR2M2N7W2ZSREG63BVW7D4VC6CIZ
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WQ5G7KHKZC4SI23JE7277KZXM57GEQKT
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9243
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