GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-hvh4-5qr6-3v7r Observable Timing Discrepancy in pypqc

HIGH Published 2024-06-05 Modified 2024-06-05 Official page ↗
Ecosystem
PyPI
Packages
pypqc
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C
Weaknesses
CWE-385, CWE-733
Reviewed
2024-06-05

Affected packages

• PyPI pypqc: >= 0.0.4, <= 0.0.6.2 (no fix yet)

Description

Impact `kyber512`, `kyber768`, and `kyber1024` on Mac OS \(or when compiled with clang\) only: An attacker able to submit many decapsulation requests against a single private key, and to gain timing information about the decapsulation, could recover the private key. Proof-of-concept exploit exists for a local attacker. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C Patches No patch is currently available / pending upstream PQClean#556. Workarounds No workarounds have been reported. The 0.0.7 -> 0.0.7.1 upgrade, when available, should be a drop-in replacement. References https://pqshield.com/pqshield-plugs-timing-leaks-in-kyber-ml-kem-to-improve-pqc-implementation-maturity/ https://github.com/antoonpurnal/clangover https://www.github.com/PQClean/PQClean/issues/556 https://www.github.com/pq-crystals/kyber/commit/9b8d30698a3e7449aeb34e62339d4176f11e3c6c

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-385 Covert Timing Channel weakness
  • CWE-733 Compiler Optimization Removal or Modification of Security-critical Code weakness

References