diff --git a/ChangeLog.d/pkcs7-padding-side-channel-fix.txt b/ChangeLog.d/pkcs7-padding-side-channel-fix.txt index f34c095056..b813b84ce8 100644 --- a/ChangeLog.d/pkcs7-padding-side-channel-fix.txt +++ b/ChangeLog.d/pkcs7-padding-side-channel-fix.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ Security * Fix a timing side channel in the implementation of PKCS#7 padding which would allow an attacker who can request decryption of arbitrary - ciphertexts to recover the last byte of each block of the plaintext. + ciphertexts to recover the plaintext through a timing oracle attack.