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Details of issue NIXPKGS-2026-1345

NIXPKGS-2026-1345
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updated 4 hours ago by @LeSuisse Activity log
Traefik: BasicAuth middleware: timing side-channel vulnerability

Traefik is an HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Prior to versions 2.11.43, 3.6.14, and 3.7.0-rc.2, there is a timing side-channel vulnerability in Traefik's BasicAuth middleware that allows an attacker to enumerate valid usernames through response-time differences. The variable intended to hold a constant-time fallback secret always resolves to an empty string, causing the constant-time comparison to short-circuit in microseconds rather than performing a full bcrypt evaluation. This restores the original timing oracle and makes it possible to distinguish existing users from non-existing ones by measuring authentication response times. This issue has been patched in versions 2.11.43, 3.6.14, and 3.7.0-rc.2.

Affected products

traefik
  • ==>= 3.0.0-beta1, < 3.6.14
  • ==>= 3.7.0-ea.1, < 3.7.0-rc.2
  • ==< 2.11.43

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