CVE-2024-36405
June 10, 2024, 6:06 p.m.
5.9
Medium
Description
liboqs is a C-language cryptographic library that provides implementations of post-quantum cryptography algorithms. A control-flow timing lean has been identified in the reference implementation of the Kyber key encapsulation mechanism when it is compiled with Clang 15-18 for `-Os`, `-O1`, and other compilation options. A proof-of-concept local attack on the reference implementation leaks the entire ML-KEM 512 secret key in ~10 minutes using end-to-end decapsulation timing measurements. The issue has been fixed in version 0.10.1. As a possible workaround, some compiler options may produce vectorized code that does not leak secret information, however relying on these compiler options as a workaround may not be reliable.
Product(s) Impacted
| Product | Versions |
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| liboqs |
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| liboqs |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
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CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: NETWORK
- Attack Complexity: HIGH
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
- Integrity Impact: NONE
- Availability Impact: NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Timeline
Published: June 10, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified: June 10, 2024, 6:06 p.m.
Last Modified: June 10, 2024, 6:06 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
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