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libsodium 1.0.21 security fixes

Type: patchSources: libsodium

libsodium 1.0.21 includes security fixes from 1.0.20-stable, including rejecting small-order Ed25519 points outside the main subgroup, preventing compiler-introduced side channels in critical code paths, and adding memory fences after AEAD MAC verification.

Products
libsodium
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.0.21
CVEs
Not specified
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 21:15 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

libsodium 1.0.21 security fixes

github-jedisct1-libsodium · Original source

Published 6 Jan 2026, 16:45 UTC

libsodium 1.0.21 includes security fixes from 1.0.20-stable, including rejecting small-order Ed25519 points outside the main subgroup, preventing compiler-introduced side channels in critical code paths, and adding memory fences after AEAD MAC verification.

Version 1.0.21 This point release includes all the changes from 1.0.20-stable, which include a security fix for the crypto_core_ed25519_is_valid_point() function

libsodium

Fixed versions: 1.0.21

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/releases/tag/1.0.21-RELEASE",
  "method": "llm",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "libsodium 1.0.21 security fixes",
    "summary": "libsodium 1.0.21 includes security fixes from 1.0.20-stable, including rejecting small-order Ed25519 points outside the main subgroup, preventing compiler-introduced side channels in critical code paths, and adding memory fences after AEAD MAC verification.",
    "evidence": "Version 1.0.21 This point release includes all the changes from 1.0.20-stable, which include a security fix for the crypto_core_ed25519_is_valid_point() function",
    "products": [
      {
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        },
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          {
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            "evidence": "Version 1.0.21"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "fixed_cves": [],
    "related_cves": [],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "github-jedisct1-libsodium",
  "document_id": 21449,
  "published_at": "2026-01-06T16:45:41+00:00"
}