Clarify BN_mod_exp docs

Specifically this is not supported with an even modulus and
BN_FLG_CONSTTIME.

Fixes #5082

Reviewed-by: Rich Salz <rsalz@openssl.org>
(Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/6137)

diff --git a/doc/man3/BN_add.pod b/doc/man3/BN_add.pod
index 98f2970a97677b71cdbdbdbdcaef19b46e257c86..88a01179705a2ff5f675c8e662127d5077c58640 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man3/BN_add.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/BN_add.pod
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ BN_exp() raises I<a> to the I<p>-th power and places the result in I<r>
 BN_mul().
 
 BN_mod_exp() computes I<a> to the I<p>-th power modulo I<m> (C<r=a^p %
-m>). This function uses less time and space than BN_exp().
+m>). This function uses less time and space than BN_exp(). Do not call this
+function when B<m> is even and any of the parameters have the
+B<BN_FLG_CONSTTIME> flag set.
 
 BN_gcd() computes the greatest common divisor of I<a> and I<b> and
 places the result in I<r>. I<r> may be the same B<BIGNUM> as I<a> or