diff --git a/ChangeLog.d/mac-zeroize.txt b/ChangeLog.d/mac-zeroize.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a43e34f84 --- /dev/null +++ b/ChangeLog.d/mac-zeroize.txt @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +Security + * Zeroize several intermediate variables used to calculate the expected + value when verifying a MAC or AEAD tag. This hardens the library in + case the value leaks through a memory disclosure vulnerability. For + example, a memory disclosure vulnerability could have allowed a + man-in-the-middle to inject fake ciphertext into a DTLS connection. diff --git a/ChangeLog.d/ssl-mac-zeroize.txt b/ChangeLog.d/ssl-mac-zeroize.txt deleted file mode 100644 index b49c7acd7..000000000 --- a/ChangeLog.d/ssl-mac-zeroize.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,5 +0,0 @@ -Security - * Zeroize intermediate variables used to calculate the MAC in CBC cipher - suites. This hardens the library in case stack memory leaks through a - memory disclosure vulnerabilty, which could formerly have allowed a - man-in-the-middle to inject fake ciphertext into a DTLS connection.