# RUSTSEC-2022-0045 - Post-Quantum Key Encapsulation Mechanism SIKE broken

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/rustsec-2022-0045-post-quantum-key-encapsulation-mechanism-sike-broken-db503e1d  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-07-30  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: info · Published 2022-07-30

Post-Quantum Key Encapsulation Mechanism SIKE broken

Technologies: [oqs (crates.io)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/oqs). Vendors: [crates.io](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/crates-io).

## Quick answers

**Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is This vulnerability?** Informational severity, published 30 July 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** oqs (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.7.2.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** Yes. oqs (crates.io): upgrade to 0.7.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected?** Check whether you run oqs (crates.io) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- oqs (crates.io): upgrade to 0.7.2 or later

  ```sh
  cargo update -p oqs
  ```


## Affected products

- oqs (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.7.2

## Related threats

- [oqs's Post-Quantum Signature scheme Rainbow level I parametersets broken](https://junglewise.ai/threats/oqs-s-post-quantum-signature-scheme-rainbow-level-i-parametersets-6a22b15e)
- [oqs's Post-Quantum Key Encapsulation Mechanism SIKE broken](https://junglewise.ai/threats/oqs-s-post-quantum-key-encapsulation-mechanism-sike-broken-10a2467b)
- [RUSTSEC-2022-0047 - Post-Quantum Signature scheme Rainbow level I parametersets broken](https://junglewise.ai/threats/rustsec-2022-0047-post-quantum-signature-scheme-rainbow-level-i-5e0c3b80)