CVE-2023-5138 Glitch detection not active by default in Silicon Labs Secure Vault High devices

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass glitch detection protections on Silicon Labs Secure Vault High devices because the feature is disabled by default.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-5138?

CVE-2023-5138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in silabs.com GSDK, published on 3 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Glitch detection is not enabled by default for the CortexM33 core in Silicon Labs secure vault high parts EFx32xG2xB, except EFR32xG21B.

Weakness: CWE-909, CWE-1319

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5138?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Silabs Gecko Software Development Kit.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5138?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-5138 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5138 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-32h2-7245-4mh4.

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