CVE-2024-22473 (GCVE-0-2024-22473)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-21 18:13 – Updated: 2024-09-27 16:06
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Uninitialized TRNG used for ECDSA after EM2/EM3 sleep for VSE devices
Summary
TRNG is used before initialization by ECDSA signing driver when exiting EM2/EM3 on Virtual Secure Vault (VSE) devices. This defect may allow Signature Spoofing by Key Recreation.This issue affects Gecko SDK through v4.4.0.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-02-21 20:24 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| silabs.com | GSDK |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.4.0
(4.4.x and earlier)
|
guessed |
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