GHSA-r5c5-pr8j-pfp7

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    GHSA-r5c5-pr8j-pfp7

    Published: 24 May 2022Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: golang.org/x/crypto/salsa20/salsa uses insufficiently random values

    Details: An issue was discovered in supplementary Go cryptography libraries, aka golang-googlecode-go-crypto, before 2019-03-20. A flaw was found in the amd64 implementation of golang.org/x/crypto/salsa20 and golang.org/x/crypto/salsa20/salsa. If more than 256 GiB of keystream is generated, or if the counter otherwise grows greater than 32 bits, the amd64 implementation will first generate incorrect output, and then cycle back to previously generated keystream. Repeated keystream bytes can lead to loss of confidentiality in encryption applications, or to predictability in CSPRNG applications. ### Specific Go Packages Affected golang.org/x/crypto/salsa20/salsa

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: golang.org/x/crypto

    Purl: pkg:golang/golang.org/x/crypto

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.0.0-20190320223903-b7391e95e576

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
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    High