# CVE-2021-28484: An issue was discovered in the /api/connector endpoint handler in Yubico yubihsm-connector before 3.0.1 (in YubiHSM SDK before 2021.04).

- Also known as: GHSA-8M9G-647G-5PXW
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.1
- Published: 2021-04-14 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- github.com/Yubico/yubihsm-connector (Go): fixed in 3.0.1

## Description

An issue was discovered in the /api/connector endpoint handler in Yubico yubihsm-connector before 3.0.1 (in YubiHSM SDK before 2021.04). The handler did not validate the length of the request, which can lead to a state where yubihsm-connector becomes stuck in a loop waiting for the YubiHSM to send it data, preventing any further operations until the yubihsm-connector is restarted. An attacker can send 0, 1, or 2 bytes to trigger this.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, github.com/Yubico/yubihsm-connector, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Yubico/yubihsm-connector/releases
- https://www.yubico.com/support/security-advisories/ysa-2021-02/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7Q2KGXSPQEEONAWMFZRVH2TXWX3QPCQ/

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