Add advisory for timing variability in curve25519-dalek-ng #2339
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The timing variability in
curve25519-dalek
that was reported via RUSTSEC-2024-0344 is also applicable to its forkcurve25519-dalek-ng
.This is relevant because crates such as
ed255519-consensus
, which are actively used by the community for secret key operations, depend on the vulnerablecurve25519-dalek-ng
.