Upstream information

CVE-2024-36405 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Pending

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
  SUSE
Base Score 5.5
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
CVSSv3 Version 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1226162 [IN_PROGRESS]

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List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • liboqs-devel >= 0.10.1-1.1
  • liboqs5 >= 0.10.1-1.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-14039

List of packages in QA

Product(s) Package(s)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6
  • liboqs-devel >= 0.12.0-150600.3.3.1
  • liboqs7 >= 0.12.0-150600.3.3.1
  • oqs-provider >= 0.7.0-150600.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • liboqs-devel >= 0.12.0-150600.3.3.1
  • liboqs7 >= 0.12.0-150600.3.3.1
  • oqs-provider >= 0.7.0-150600.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • liboqs-devel >= 0.12.0-150600.3.3.1
  • liboqs7 >= 0.12.0-150600.3.3.1
  • oqs-provider >= 0.7.0-150600.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • liboqs-devel >= 0.12.0-150600.3.3.1
  • liboqs7 >= 0.12.0-150600.3.3.1
  • oqs-provider >= 0.7.0-150600.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6
  • liboqs-devel >= 0.12.0-150600.3.3.1
  • liboqs7 >= 0.12.0-150600.3.3.1
  • oqs-provider >= 0.7.0-150600.3.3.1

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 liboqs In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 oqs-provider In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 liboqs In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 oqs-provider In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 liboqs In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 oqs-provider In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 liboqs In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 oqs-provider In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 liboqs In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 oqs-provider In progress
openSUSE Leap 15.6 liboqs Affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Mon Jun 10 16:00:32 2024
CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 20 14:54:55 2024