Description
Issue summary: The POLY1305 MAC (message authentication code) implementation
contains a bug that might corrupt the internal state of applications on the
Windows 64 platform when running on newer X86_64 processors supporting the
AVX512-IFMA instructions.
Impact summary: If in an application that uses the OpenSSL library an attacker
can influence whether the POLY1305 MAC algorithm is used, the application
state might be corrupted with various application dependent consequences.
The POLY1305 MAC (message authentication code) implementation in OpenSSL does
not save the contents of non-volatile XMM registers on Windows 64 platform
when calculating the MAC of data larger than 64 bytes. Before returning to
the caller all the XMM registers are set to zero rather than restoring their
previous content. The vulnerable code is used only on newer x86_64 processors
supporting the AVX512-IFMA instructions.
The consequences of this kind of internal application state corruption can
be various - from no consequences, if the calling application does not
depend on the contents of non-volatile XMM registers at all, to the worst
consequences, where the attacker could get complete control of the application
process. However given the contents of the registers are just zeroized so
the attacker cannot put arbitrary values inside, the most likely consequence,
if any, would be an incorrect result of some application dependent
calculations or a crash leading to a denial of service.
The POLY1305 MAC algorithm is most frequently used as part of the
CHACHA20-POLY1305 AEAD (authenticated encryption with associated data)
algorithm. The most common usage of this AEAD cipher is with TLS protocol
versions 1.2 and 1.3 and a malicious client can influence whether this AEAD
cipher is used by the server. This implies that server applications using
OpenSSL can be potentially impacted. However we are currently not aware of
any concrete application that would be affected by this issue therefore we
consider this a Low severity security issue.
As a workaround the AVX512-IFMA instructions support can be disabled at
runtime by setting the environment variable OPENSSL_ia32cap:
OPENSSL_ia32cap=:~0x200000
The FIPS provider is not affected by this issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL | 3.1.0 – < 3.1.3, 3.0.0 – < 3.0.11, 1.1.1 – < 1.1.1w | 3.1.3 |
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.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | openssl-1_1 | 1.1.1w-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:13241-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | openssl-3 | 3.1.3-1.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:13275-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | kata-containers | 3.2.0.azl1-1 | — |
| Azure Linux 3 | openssl-fips-provider | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 22
- SSA-398330 SSA-398330: Vulnerabilities in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.5 Siemens ProductCERT · Oct 13, 2026
- ICSA-24-184-03 Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions and Mitsubishi Electric Products (Update E) CISA ICS & IT advisories · Jun 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13275-1 libopenssl-3-devel-3.1.3-1.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13241-1 libopenssl-1_1-devel-1.1.1w-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-2298 OpenSSL: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Dec 7, 2025
- ICSA-23-348-10 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CISA ICS & IT advisories · Aug 12, 2025
- VDE-2024-073 Phoenix Contact: Multiple Vulnerabilities in PLCnext Firmware CERT@VDE · May 22, 2025
- ICSA-24-200-01 Mitsubishi Electric MELSOFT MaiLab and MELSOFT VIXIO (Update A) CISA ICS & IT advisories · May 15, 2025
- ICSA-25-100-02 Siemens SIDIS Prime CISA ICS & IT advisories · May 6, 2025
- NCSC-2025-0106 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Siemens producten NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Apr 8, 2025
- SSA-277137 SSA-277137: Multiple Vulnerabilities in SIDIS Prime Before V4.0.700 Siemens ProductCERT · Apr 8, 2025
- NCSC-2024-0433 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Siemens producten NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Nov 12, 2024
- ICSA-24-319-08 Siemens SINEC INS CISA ICS & IT advisories · Nov 12, 2024
- ICSA-24-319-04 Siemens SINEC NMS CISA ICS & IT advisories · Nov 12, 2024
- SSA-331112 SSA-331112: Multiple Vulnerabilities in SINEC NMS Before V3.0 SP1 Siemens ProductCERT · Nov 12, 2024
- SSA-915275 SSA-915275: Multiple Vulnerabilities in SINEC INS Before V1.0 SP2 Update 3 Siemens ProductCERT · Nov 12, 2024
- WID-SEC-2024-1591 Juniper JUNOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 11, 2024
- SSA-093430 SSA-093430: Multiple Vulnerabilities in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager before V3.0 Siemens ProductCERT · Jun 11, 2024
- ICSA-24-137-07 Siemens SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager CISA ICS & IT advisories · Jun 11, 2024
- WID-SEC-2024-0893 Oracle PeopleSoft: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 16, 2024
- SSA-556635 SSA-556635: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Telecontrol Server Basic before V3.1.2.0 Siemens ProductCERT · Apr 9, 2024
- WID-SEC-2024-0053 Dell BIOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jan 9, 2024
References
- OpenSSL Advisory vendor-advisory
- 3.1.3 git commit patch
- 3.0.11 git commit patch
- 1.1.1w git commit patch