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GHSA-c57v-4vg5-cm2x

GitHub Security Advisory

Apache Pulsar SASL Authentication Provider observable timing discrepancy vulnerability

✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH Has CVE

Advisory Details

Observable timing discrepancy vulnerability in Apache Pulsar SASL Authentication Provider can allow an attacker to forge a SASL Role Token that will pass signature verification.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.11.3, 3.0.2, or 3.1.1 which fixes the issue. Users should also consider updating the configured secret in the `saslJaasServerRoleTokenSignerSecretPath` file.

Any component matching an above version running the SASL Authentication Provider is affected. That includes the Pulsar Broker, Proxy, Websocket Proxy, or Function Worker.

2.11 Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 2.11.3.
3.0 Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 3.0.2.
3.1 Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 3.1.1.
Any users running Pulsar 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, and earlier should upgrade to one of the above patched versions.

For additional details on this attack vector, please refer to https://codahale.com/a-lesson-in-timing-attacks/ .

Affected Packages

Maven org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-broker-auth-sasl
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.11.3)
Maven org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-broker-auth-sasl
Affected versions: 3.0.0 (fixed in 3.0.2)
Maven org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-broker-auth-sasl
Affected versions: 3.1.0 (fixed in 3.1.1)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-c57v-4vg5-cm2x
Published
February 7, 2024 12:30 PM
Last Modified
July 22, 2024 9:31 AM
CVSS Score
7.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Maven
Primary Package
org.apache.pulsar:pulsar-broker-auth-sasl
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: November 26, 2025 6:30 AM

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