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crypto/aes.c (used for emulating aes instructions) has a timing side-channel
Description of problem:
https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/blob/a9cd5bc6399a80fcf233ed0fffe6067b731227d8/crypto/aes.c#L1021
much of the code in crypto/aes.c accesses memory arrays where the array index is based on the secret data being encrypted/decrypted. because of cpu caches and other things that can delay memory accesses based on their address, this is a timing side-channel, potentially allowing leaking secrets over a network based on timing how long cryptography operations take.
compare to openssl which uses an algorithm where its execution time doesn't depend on the data being processed:
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/0051746e03c65f5970d8ca424579d50f58a877e0
I initially reported this as a security issue, but was told that since it's only used by TCG, it isn't a security issue, since TCG isn't considered secure.
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