Fix: Addressing Vulnerability in Cloned Function #13346
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Summary
This PR fixes a security vulnerability in BN_mod_sqrt() that was cloned from OpenSSL but did not receive the security patch applied in OpenSSL. The original issue was reported and fixed under CVE-2022-0778.
Issue Details
The function BN_mod_sqrt() in this repository is nearly identical to BN_mod_sqrt() from OpenSSL.
The original function was patched due to a vulnerability identified in CVE-2022-0778.
The same issue exists in this repository's function but remains unpatched.
Proposed Fix
This PR applies the same patch as the one in OpenSSL to eliminate the vulnerability.
References
CVE: CVE-2022-0778
Original Fix: Original Fix