Rust advisories / pqcrypto-kyber
UnmaintainedRUSTSEC-2024-0381 · pqcrypto-kyber
RUSTSEC-2024-0381: Replaced by `pqcrypto-mlkem`
Short answerNot a bug report: pqcrypto-kyber is no longer maintained, so future security issues will not be fixed. Plan to move to a maintained alternative.
| Crate | pqcrypto-kyber |
|---|---|
| Type | Unmaintained |
| Affected versions | Every version. |
| Fixed in | not applicable (the crate is unmaintained) |
| Severity | not scored |
| Published | 2024-10-24 |
| Last changed | 2024-11-10 |
| Also known as | none |
What to do
- Look for a maintained fork or alternative crate.
- If you cannot move yet, acknowledge it in your audit config so CI stays green while you plan: add
"RUSTSEC-2024-0381"toignorein.cargo/audit.tomlordeny.toml, with a comment saying why. - Find who pulls it in:
cargo tree -i pqcrypto-kyber.
Details from the advisory
This crate has been replaced by pqcrypto-mlkem, which provides a FIPS203-compatible implementation of ML-KEM.
References
- Package: crates.io/crates/pqcrypto-kyber
- Advisory: rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2024-0381.html
From the RustSec Advisory Database (CC0-1.0) via the OSV export, downloaded Oct 24, 2026. Severity score computed from the published CVSS vector.
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