From: Bodo Möller <bodo@openssl.org>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 23:06:14 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Clarification about Montgomery problem
X-Git-Tag: OpenSSL_0_9_6-beta3~25
X-Git-Url: https://git.librecmc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=cb1fbf8e6adc9dd6bee0cfb339170ef7789561bd;p=oweals%2Fopenssl.git

Clarification about Montgomery problem
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 8fe0b9b5b3..a625423887 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 
  Changes between 0.9.5a and 0.9.6  [xx XXX 2000]
 
-  *) Disable optimized squaring variant in BN_mod_mul_montgomery,
+  *) Disable 'optimized' squaring variant in BN_mod_mul_montgomery,
      it can return incorrect results.
+     (Note: The buggy variant was not enabled in OpenSSL 0.9.5a,
+     but it was in 0.9.6-beta[12].)
      [Bodo Moeller]
 
   *) Disable the check for content being present when verifying detached