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CIRCL's Kyber: timing side-channel (kyberslash2)GHSA-9763-4f94-gfch

Fix: cloudflare/circl@75ef91e

GHSA-9763-4f94-gfch is a security vulnerability in github.com/cloudflare/circl. A fix is available for github.com/cloudflare/circl — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Also known asGO-2024-2453
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Sep 10, 2026 · OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
🐹github.com/cloudflare/circl

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Impact

On some platforms, when an attacker can time decapsulation of Kyber on forged cipher texts, they could possibly learn (parts of) the secret key.

Does not apply to ephemeral usage, such as when used in the regular way in TLS.

Patches

Patched in 1.3.7.

References

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐹Gogithub.com/cloudflare/circlall versions1.3.7go get github.com/cloudflare/circl@v1.3.7

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/cloudflare/circl, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update github.com/cloudflare/circl to 1.3.7 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-9763-4f94-gfch is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Impact On some platforms, when an attacker can time decapsulation of Kyber on forged cipher texts, they could possibly learn (parts of) the secret key. Does not apply to ephemeral usage, such as when used in the regular way in TLS. ### Patches Patched in 1.3.7. ### References - [kyberslash.cr.yp.to](https://kyberslash.cr.yp.to/)
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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CIRCL's Kyber: timing side-channel (kyberslash2)