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RUSTSEC-2023-0079

HighCVSS 7.4 / 10
Published Dec 1, 2023·Last modified Apr 12, 2024
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Various Kyber software libraries in various environments leak secret information into timing, specifically because

  • these libraries include a line of code that divides a secret numerator by a public denominator,
  • the number of CPU cycles for division in various environments varies depending on the inputs to the division, and
  • this variation appears within the range of numerators used in these libraries.

The KyberSlash pages track which Kyber libraries have this issue, and include a FAQ about the issue.

Author

The KyberSlash pages were written by Daniel J. Bernstein. The FAQ originally said "I", but some people seemed to have trouble finding this authorship statement, so the FAQ now says "Bernstein" instead.

URL

The permanent link for the KyberSlash pages is https://kyberslash.cr.yp.to.

Mitigation status in pqc_kyber crate

The issue has not been resolved in the upstream pqc_kyber crate.

A third-party fork that mitigates this attack vector has been published as safe_pqc_kyber.

Alternatives

The ml-kem crate is a maintained alternative pure Rust implementation of ML-KEM / Kyber.

Risk Scores
Base Score
7.4

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data.

Threat Intelligence
6.8

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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