Bug 2563199 - CVE-2026-15055 canl-java: Bouncy Castle for Java: Denial of service due to unbounded KDF cost in PKCS#8 / PBES2 decryptors [epel-all]
Summary: CVE-2026-15055 canl-java: Bouncy Castle for Java: Denial of service due to un...
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Status: NEW
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Product: Fedora EPEL
Classification: Fedora
Component: canl-java
Version: epel10
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: Mattias Ellert
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks: CVE-2026-15055
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Reported: 2026-10-28 21:15 UTC by Jon Weiser
Modified: 2026-10-28 21:15 UTC (History)
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Description Jon Weiser 2026-10-28 21:15:37 UTC 
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In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, PKCS#8 / PBES2 decryptors honour unbounded KDF cost from input. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bcpkix-fips 1.0.12 (1.0.X series), 2.0.12 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.12 (2.1.X series).
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