DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5598

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-5598
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5598.json
JSON Data
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Upstream
  • CVE-2026-5598
Published
2026-04-16T21:03:39.938894Z
Modified
2026-04-16T21:03:39.938894Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Covert timing channel vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA core on all (core modules). Non-constant time comparisons risk private key leakage in FrodoKEM. This issue affects BC-JAVA: from 2.17.3 before 1.84.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/bouncycastle?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.68-2
1.68-3
1.68-4
1.68-5
1.69-1
1.71-1
1.72-1
1.72-2
1.77-1
1.80-1
1.80-2
1.80-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5598.json"

Debian:12 / bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/bouncycastle?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.72-2
1.77-1
1.80-1
1.80-2
1.80-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5598.json"

Debian:13 / bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/bouncycastle?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.80-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5598.json"

Debian:14 / bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/bouncycastle?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.80-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5598.json"