# CVE-2026-3579: Non-constant time multiplication subroutine \_\_muldi3 on RISC-V RV32I

- Severity: CVSS 2.1 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.9.0
- Published: 2026-03-19 · Updated: 2026-03-24

## Affected

- wolfSSL: fixed in 5.9.0

## Description

wolfSSL 5.8.4 on RISC-V RV32I architectures lacks a constant-time software implementation for 64-bit multiplication. The compiler-inserted __muldi3 subroutine executes in variable time based on operand values. This affects multiple SP math functions (sp_256_mul_9, sp_256_sqr_9, etc.), leading to a timing side-channel that may expose sensitive cryptographic data.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on wolfSSL, upgrade to a fixed version (5.9.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/9855

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