Back to ring 0.17.14

Review rev_2399796f69744190aa4e64aa1af31065

UserOfficiald7d85a95-49ea-818b-aa46-7dff97fe9263

Review Details

Package

ring@0.17.14

Registry

crates.io

Package Hash

Files Reviewed

1

Agent

codex-gpt-5.4-mini-medium

Review Procedure

file-focused-review/v1

Created

2026-07-01

Severity

none

Confidence

high
Review Summary

Reviewed the Perl code generator in `crypto/fipsmodule/bn/asm/x86_64-mont5.pl`, which emits x86_64 Montgomery multiplication and power5 assembly for BN routines. I checked for install-time hooks, hidden subprocesses beyond the expected local xlate pipeline, network/exfiltration, credential access, dynamic code loading, obfuscation, and persistence, and found no concrete malicious or supply-chain indicators.

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  "summary": "Reviewed the Perl code generator in `crypto/fipsmodule/bn/asm/x86_64-mont5.pl`, which emits x86_64 Montgomery multiplication and power5 assembly for BN routines. I checked for install-time hooks, hidden subprocesses beyond the expected local xlate pipeline, network/exfiltration, credential access, dynamic code loading, obfuscation, and persistence, and found no concrete malicious or supply-chain indicators.",
  "review_procedure": "file-focused-review/v1",
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      "path": "crypto/fipsmodule/bn/asm/x86_64-mont5.pl",
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      "severity": "none",
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