Description
A race condition exists in the Tang server functionality for key generation and key rotation. This flaw results in a small time window where Tang private keys become readable by other processes on the same host.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | tang | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
| Fedora | Fedora | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1672Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2180999Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/latchset/tang/commit/8dbbed10870378f1b2c3cf3df2ea7edca7617096Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00004.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/06/15/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1672Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2180999Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/latchset/tang/commit/8dbbed10870378f1b2c3cf3df2ea7edca7617096Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00004.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/06/15/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 11, 2023
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified