GHSA-hrjv-pf36-jpmr — oqs
Fix: open-quantum-safe/liboqs-rust#151GHSA-hrjv-pf36-jpmr is a security vulnerability in oqs. A fix is available for oqs — see the affected versions and patch details below.
oqs's Post-Quantum Key Encapsulation Mechanism SIKE broken
Real-World Exposure
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Description
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)
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | oqs | all versions | 0.7.2cargo update -p oqs --precise 0.7.2 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for oqs, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update oqs to 0.7.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-hrjv-pf36-jpmr is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
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.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-hrjv-pf36-jpmr can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-hrjv-pf36-jpmr. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-hrjv-pf36-jpmr in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-hrjv-pf36-jpmr across crates.io dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.