Summary
oqs's Post-Quantum Key Encapsulation Mechanism SIKE broken
Wouter Castryck and Thomas Decru presented an efficient key recovery attack on the SIDH protocol.
As a result, the secret key of SIKEp751 can be recovered in a matter of hours.
The SIKE and SIDH schemes will be removed from oqs 0.7.2.
An efficient key recovery attack on SIDH (preliminary version)
Impact
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is GHSA-HRJV-PF36-JPMR? GHSA-HRJV-PF36-JPMR is a medium-severity security vulnerability in oqs (rust), affecting versions < 0.7.2. It is fixed in 0.7.2.
- Which versions of oqs are affected by GHSA-HRJV-PF36-JPMR? oqs (rust) versions < 0.7.2 is affected.
- Is there a fix for GHSA-HRJV-PF36-JPMR? Yes. GHSA-HRJV-PF36-JPMR is fixed in 0.7.2. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is GHSA-HRJV-PF36-JPMR exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether GHSA-HRJV-PF36-JPMR is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether GHSA-HRJV-PF36-JPMR is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix GHSA-HRJV-PF36-JPMR? Upgrade
oqsto 0.7.2 or later.