PT-2026-109046 · Azure Linux · Openssl

Published

2026-09-29

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Updated

2026-09-29

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Issue summary: SM2 signature generation uses non-constant-time arithmetic on secret values, forming a timing side-channel.
Impact summary: An attacker able to measure SM2 signing times may learn information about the per-signature secret nonce, which over many signatures can, via a lattice / Hidden Number Problem attack, lead to recovery of the private key.
CWE: CWE-208: Observable Timing Discrepancy
Description: SM2 signature generation computes the signature value using variable-time BIGNUM operations on the secret nonce and the private key, so the time taken to produce an SM2 signature depends on these secret values, forming a timing side-channel.
Applications performing SM2 signature generation are affected on all platforms.
FIPS Impact: no SM2 is not a FIPS algorithm.
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Related Identifiers

AZL-105570

Affected Products

Openssl