CVE-2024-36405

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.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:openquantumsafe:liboqs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

20 Aug 2025, 17:48

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs/blob/7eecda6095c003ddded7175a1ffdf35a2ce63ed5/src/kem/kyber/pqcrystals-kyber_kyber512_ref/poly.c#L166 - () https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs/blob/7eecda6095c003ddded7175a1ffdf35a2ce63ed5/src/kem/kyber/pqcrystals-kyber_kyber512_ref/poly.c#L166 - Product
References () https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs/commit/982c762c242ef549c914891b47bf6e0ed6321f91 - () https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs/commit/982c762c242ef549c914891b47bf6e0ed6321f91 - Patch
References () https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs/security/advisories/GHSA-f2v9-5498-2vpp - () https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs/security/advisories/GHSA-f2v9-5498-2vpp - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://github.com/pq-crystals/kyber/commit/9b8d30698a3e7449aeb34e62339d4176f11e3c6c - () https://github.com/pq-crystals/kyber/commit/9b8d30698a3e7449aeb34e62339d4176f11e3c6c - Patch
CPE cpe:2.3:a:openquantumsafe:liboqs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Openquantumsafe
Openquantumsafe liboqs

Information

Published : 2024-06-10 13:15

Updated : 2025-08-20 17:48


NVD link : CVE-2024-36405

Mitre link : CVE-2024-36405

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-36405


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Products Affected

openquantumsafe

  • liboqs
CWE
CWE-208

Observable Timing Discrepancy

CWE-385

Covert Timing Channel