UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8916

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-8916
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8916.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8916
Upstream
Published
2025-08-13T10:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T17:06:52Z
Severity
  • 6.3 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:P/R:U/RE:M/U:Amber CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java bcpkix, bcprov, bcpkix-fips on All (API modules) allows Excessive Allocation. This vulnerability is associated with program files https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-java/blob/main/pkix/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/pkix/jcajce/PKIXCertP... https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-java/blob/main/pkix/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/pkix/jcajce/PKIXCertPathReviewer.java , https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-java/blob/main/prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/x509/PKIXCertPathRevi... https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-java/blob/main/prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/x509/PKIXCertPathReviewer.java . This issue affects Bouncy Castle for Java: from BC 1.44 through 1.78, from BCPKIX FIPS 1.0.0 through 1.0.7, from BCPKIX FIPS 2.0.0 through 2.0.7.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.68-5?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.68-2
1.68-4
1.68-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.68-5",
            "binary_name": "libbcmail-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.68-5",
            "binary_name": "libbcpg-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.68-5",
            "binary_name": "libbcpkix-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.68-5",
            "binary_name": "libbcprov-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.68-5",
            "binary_name": "libbctls-java"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.77-1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.72-2
1.77-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.77-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcjmail-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.77-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcmail-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.77-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcpg-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.77-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcpkix-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.77-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcprov-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.77-1",
            "binary_name": "libbctls-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.77-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcutil-java"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04

bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.77-1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.77-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.77-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcjmail-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.77-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcmail-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.77-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcpg-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.77-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcpkix-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.77-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcprov-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.77-1",
            "binary_name": "libbctls-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.77-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcutil-java"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.51-4ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.49+dfsg-3ubuntu1
1.51-4ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.51-4ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libbcmail-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.51-4ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libbcpg-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.51-4ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libbcpkix-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.51-4ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libbcprov-java"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.59-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.57-1
1.58-1
1.59-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.59-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcmail-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.59-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcpg-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.59-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcpkix-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.59-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcprov-java"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.61-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.61-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.61-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcmail-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.61-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcpg-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.61-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcpkix-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.61-1",
            "binary_name": "libbcprov-java"
        }
    ]
}