CVE-2024-45056

`fold (xor (shl 1, x), -1) -> (rotl ~1, x)` misoptimization in zksolc

Published Aug 29, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
zksolc is a Solidity compiler for ZKsync. All LLVM versions since 2015 fold `(xor (shl 1, x), -1)` to `(rotl ~1, x)` if run with optimizations enabled. Here `~1` is generated as an unsigned 64 bits number (`2^64-1`). This number is zero-extended to 256 bits on EraVM target while it should have been sign-extended. Thus instead of producing `roti 2^256 - 1, x` the compiler produces `rotl 2^64 - 1, x`. Analysis has shown that no contracts were affected by the date of publishing this advisory. This issue has been addressed in version 1.5.3. Users are advised to upgrade and redeploy all contracts. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-41287 zksolc is a Solidity compiler for ZKsync. All LLVM versions since 2015 fold `(xor (shl 1, x), -1)` to `(rotl ~1, x)` if run with optimizations enabled. Here `~1` is generated as an unsigned 64 bits number (`2^64-1`). This number is zero-extended to 256 bits on EraVM target while it should have been sign-extended. Thus instead of producing `roti 2^256 - 1, x` the compiler produces `rotl 2^64 - 1, x`. Analysis has shown that no contracts were affected by the date of publishing this advisory. This issue has been addressed in version 1.5.3. Users are advised to upgrade and redeploy all contracts. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Matter-labs zksolc
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:matter-labs:zksolc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Matter-labs zksolc
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Matter-labs
Matter-labs era-compiler-solidity
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:matter-labs:era-compiler-solidity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Matter-labs
Matter-labs era-compiler-solidity
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description zksolc is a Solidity compiler for ZKsync. All LLVM versions since 2015 fold `(xor (shl 1, x), -1)` to `(rotl ~1, x)` if run with optimizations enabled. Here `~1` is generated as an unsigned 64 bits number (`2^64-1`). This number is zero-extended to 256 bits on EraVM target while it should have been sign-extended. Thus instead of producing `roti 2^256 - 1, x` the compiler produces `rotl 2^64 - 1, x`. Analysis has shown that no contracts were affected by the date of publishing this advisory. This issue has been addressed in version 1.5.3. Users are advised to upgrade and redeploy all contracts. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Title `fold (xor (shl 1, x), -1) -> (rotl ~1, x)` misoptimization in zksolc
Weaknesses CWE-682
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 29, 2024, 5:16 PM
Reserved
Aug 21, 2024, 5:53 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 29, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:53 AM