Description
There is a carry propagation bug in the MIPS32 and MIPS64 squaring procedure. Many EC algorithms are affected, including some of the TLS 1.3 default curves. Impact was not analyzed in detail, because the pre-requisites for attack are considered unlikely and include reusing private keys. Analysis suggests that attacks against RSA and DSA as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely. Attacks against DH are considered just feasible (although very difficult) because most of the work necessary to deduce information about a private key may be performed offline. The amount of resources required for such an attack would be significant. However, for an attack on TLS to be meaningful, the server would have to share the DH private key among multiple clients, which is no longer an option since CVE-2016-0701. This issue affects OpenSSL versions 1.0.2, 1.1.1 and 3.0.0. It was addressed in the releases of 1.1.1m and 3.0.1 on the 15th of December 2021. For the 1.0.2 release it is addressed in git commit 6fc1aaaf3 that is available to premium support customers only. It will be made available in 1.0.2zc when it is released. The issue only affects OpenSSL on MIPS platforms. Fixed in OpenSSL 3.0.1 (Affected 3.0.0). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1m (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1l). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2zc-dev (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2zb).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL | Fixed in OpenSSL 3.0.1 (Affected 3.0.0), Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1m (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1l), Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2zc-dev (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2zb) | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | openssl | 1.1.1m-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | openssl | 1.1.1m-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | openssl | 1.1.1m-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | openssl | 1.1.1k-1+deb11u2 | DSA-5103-1 |
| Debian 10 | openssl | 1.1.1d-0+deb10u8 | DSA-5103-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | edk2 | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | openssl | 1.1.1k-13 | — |
Advisories 6
- WID-SEC-2022-0302 Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit Administratorrechten BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 11, 2026
- DSA-5103-1 openssl - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-1186 IBM DB2 REST: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jan 25, 2026
- WID-SEC-2022-0318 OpenSSL: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 20, 2025
- ICSA-22-258-05 Siemens SINEC INS CISA ICS & IT advisories · Sep 13, 2022
- SSA-637483 SSA-637483 Third-Party Component Vulnerabilities in SINEC INS before V1.0 SP2 Siemens ProductCERT · Sep 13, 2022
References
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20220128.txt
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3bf7b73ea7123045b8f972badc67ed6878e6c37f
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e9e726506cd2a3fd9c0f12daf8cc1fe934c7dddb
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6fc1aaaf303185aa5e483e06bdfae16daa9193a7
- DSA-5103 vendor-advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-637483.pdf
- GLSA-202210-02 vendor-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/