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MEDIUM5.5

GHSA-9ggc-845v-gcgv

matrix-sdk-crypto contains a log exposure of private key of the server-side key backup

Details

### Introduction

In Matrix, the server-side *key backup* stores encrypted copies of Matrix message keys. This facilitates key sharing between a user's devices and provides a redundant copy in case all devices are lost. The key backup uses asymmetric cryptography, with each server-side key backup assigned a unique public-private key pair.

### Impact

Due to a logic bug introduced in https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/pull/2961/commits/71136e44c03c79f80d6d1a2446673bc4d53a2067, the matrix-sdk-crypto crate version 0.7.0 will sometimes log the private part of the backup key pair to Rust debug logs (using the `tracing` crate).

### Patches This issue has been resolved in matrix-sdk-crypto [version 0.7.1](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/releases/tag/matrix-sdk-crypto-0.7.1).

### Workarounds None.

### References

- [crates.io release](https://crates.io/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/0.7.1)

### For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at [security at matrix.org](mailto:security@matrix.org).

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Affected packages

crates.io/matrix-sdk-crypto
Introduced in: 0.7.0Fixed in: 0.7.1

Upgrade matrix-sdk-crypto to 0.7.1 or newer (ecosystem crates.io).

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