SUSE CVE-2022-0778

The BNmodsqrt function, which computes a modular square root, contains a bug that can cause it to loop forever for non-prime moduli. Internally this function is used when parsing certificates that contain elliptic curve public keys in compressed form or explicit elliptic curve parameters with a...

CVE-2022-0778 - Infinite loop in BN_mod_sqrt() reachable when parsing certificates

Security Advisory ID: BSA-2022-1752 Component: OpenSSL Revision: 2.0 The BNmodsqrt function, which computes a modular square root, contains a bug that can cause it to loop forever for non-prime moduli. More information is at https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20220315.txt Affected Products Broca...