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CVE-2026-3337

HIGH

AWS-LC has Timing Side-Channel in AES-CCM Tag Verification

Published March 3, 2026Updated March 25, 2026Source: osv

Summary

### Summary AWS-LC is an open-source, general-purpose cryptographic library. ### Impact Observable timing discrepancy in AES-CCM decryption in AWS-LC allows an unauthenticated user to potentially determine authentication tag validity via timing analysis. The impacted implementations are through the EVP CIPHER API: EVP_aes_128_ccm, EVP_aes_192_ccm, and EVP_aes_256_ccm. Customers of AWS services do not need to take action. aws-lc-sys and aws-lc-fips-sys contain code from AWS-LC. Applications using aws-lc-sys or aws-lc-fips-sys should upgrade to the most recent releases of aws-lc-sys or aws-lc-fips-sys. ### Impacted versions: - aws-lc-sys versions: >= 0.14.0, < 0.38.0 - aws-lc-fips-sys versions: >= v0.13.0, < 0.13.12. ### Patches The patch is included in aws-lc-sys v.0.38.0 and aws-lc-fips-sys v0.13.12. ### Workarounds In the special cases of using AES-CCM with (M=4, L=2), (M=8, L=2), or (M=16, L=2), applications can workaround this issue by using AES-CCM through the EVP AEAD API using implementations EVP_aead_aes_128_ccm_bluetooth, EVP_aead_aes_128_ccm_bluetooth_8, and, EVP_aead_aes_128_ccm_matter respectively. Otherwise, there is no workaround and applications using aws-lc-sys or aws-lc-fips-sys should upgrade to the most recent releases of aws-lc-sys or aws-lc-fips-sys. ### Resources If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, contact [AWS/Amazon] Security via the[vulnerability reporting page](https://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting) or directly via email to [aws-security@amazon.com](mailto:aws-security@amazon.com). Please do not create a public GitHub issue. ### Acknowledgement AWS-LC would like to thank Joshua Rogers (https://joshua.hu/) for collaborating on this issue through the coordinated vulnerability disclosure process.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Cargo
Update aws-lc-sys to 0.38.0 or later
cargo update -p aws-lc-sys --precise 0.38.0
Cargo
Update aws-lc-fips-sys to 0.13.12 or later
cargo update -p aws-lc-fips-sys --precise 0.13.12

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (2)

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
aws-lc-sys
crates.io
All versions0.38.0
aws-lc-fips-sys
crates.io
All versions0.13.12

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 5.9 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-3337?
AWS-LC has Timing Side-Channel in AES-CCM Tag Verification This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 5.9/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-3337?
CVE-2026-3337 affects aws-lc-sys and aws-lc-fips-sys. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-3337 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
5.9

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-65p9-r9h6-22vj
GHSA-frmv-5gcm-jwxh
RUSTSEC-2026-0043
RUSTSEC-2026-0045

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