From e8358d400fde5cb13d5dd05ade132dfc1b48b177 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dave Rodgman Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:34:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add Changelog for CT fixes Signed-off-by: Dave Rodgman --- ChangeLog.d/padding-ct-changelog.txt | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) create mode 100644 ChangeLog.d/padding-ct-changelog.txt diff --git a/ChangeLog.d/padding-ct-changelog.txt b/ChangeLog.d/padding-ct-changelog.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e3d3424a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/ChangeLog.d/padding-ct-changelog.txt @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +Security + * Improve padding calculations in CBC decryption, NIST key unwrapping and + RSA OAEP decryption. With the previous implementation, some compilers + (notably recent versions of Clang) could produce non-constant time code, + which could allow a padding oracle attack if the attacker has access to + precise timing measurements.