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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9243
HKDF in cryptography before 1.5.2 returns an empty byte-string if used with a length less than algorithm.digest_size.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
HKDF in cryptography before 1.5.2 returns an empty byte-string if used with a length less than algorithm.digest_size.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
python-cryptography
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5.3-1"}]}]
Debian:13
python-cryptography
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5.3-1"}]}]
Debian:14
python-cryptography
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5.3-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org