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CVE-2024-37880 Detail

Description

The Kyber reference implementation before 9b8d306, when compiled by LLVM Clang through 18.x with some common optimization options, has a timing side channel that allows attackers to recover an ML-KEM 512 secret key in minutes. This occurs because poly_frommsg in poly.c does not prevent Clang from emitting a vulnerable secret-dependent branch.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/antoonpurnal/clangover CVE, MITRE Exploit 
https://github.com/pq-crystals/kyber/commit/9b8d30698a3e7449aeb34e62339d4176f11e3c6c CVE, MITRE Patch 
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40577486 CVE, MITRE Not Applicable 
https://pqshield.com/pqshield-plugs-timing-leaks-in-kyber-ml-kem-to-improve-pqc-implementation-maturity/ CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://twitter.com/purnaltoon/status/1797644696568959476 CVE, MITRE Exploit 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-203 Observable Discrepancy cwe source acceptance level NIST   CISA-ADP  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-37880
NVD Published Date:
06/09/2024
NVD Last Modified:
06/17/2026
Source:
MITRE