lowCVSS 3.7Vulnerability

GHSA-5whh-4q9j-7v28

### Summary aws-kms-tls-auth is an optional utility for s2n-tls that enables customers to use AWS KMS keys as part of the PSK extension field in a TLS 1.3 handshake. An issue exists in this library that can lead to overallocation of memory potentially resulting in a denial of service. ### Impact The PSK extension field in TLS 1.3 uses length-prefixed lists to encode variable-length data. aws-kms-tls-auth interprets the length prefix incorrectly resulting in additional memory allocation.  s2n-tls limits ClientHello messages to 64 KB. Due to this issue, the server may allocate up to 10× the received size, meaning a single message could trigger an allocation of up to 640 KB. Repeated allocations of this size could exhaust server resources and lead to a denial-of-service. No AWS services are affected. Applications should continue to follow best practices by limiting the number of in-flight handshakes and concurrent connections. Applications using the aws-kms-tls-auth crate should upgrade to version 0.0.3. **Impacted versions:** < 0.0.3 ### Patches This issue has been addressed in aws-kms-tls-auth v0.0.3 [1]. ### Workarounds There is no workaround. Applications using aws-kms-tls-auth should upgrade to the most recent release. ### Acknowledgement s2n-tls would like to thank Joshua Rogers (https://joshua.hu/) of AISLE Research Team (https://aisle.com/) for collaborating on this issue through the coordinated disclosure process. If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, contact AWS/Amazon Security via the vulnerability reporting page [2] or directly via email to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). Please do not create a public GitHub issue. [1] https://crates.io/crates/aws-kms-tls-auth/0.0.3 [2] Vulnerability reporting page: https://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-5whh-4q9j-7v28
severity
low
summary
aws-kms-tls-auth vulnerable to memory overallocation
cvss_score
3.7
cve_id
GHSA-5whh-4q9j-7v28
cvss_vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-03-03T20:07:00Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5whh-4q9j-7v28
ghsa_updated
2026-03-03T20:07:04Z

Related Entities (3)

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]rust/aws-kms-tls-auth

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

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