Timing Attack Affecting libcrux-aesgcm package, versions <0.0.9
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- published19 Jul 2026
- disclosed14 Jul 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 14 Jul 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-208 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade libcrux-aesgcm to version 0.0.9 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Timing Attack in the decrypt process. An attacker can recover authentication tags and forge ciphertexts by exploiting timing side-channel differences during tag verification. This is only exploitable if a decryption oracle is exposed that allows repeated queries for the same ciphertext.