REDHAT-BUG-2510188: High severity Bouncy Castle Bouncy Castle for Java vulnerability

Published Aug 3, 2026
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Updated

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, BKS keystore accepts legacy version with 16-bit integrity MAC key. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Bouncy Castle Bouncy Castle for Java<1.85
Bouncy Castle Bouncy Castle for Java LTS<2.73.12

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Bouncy Castle for Java to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.85
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade Bouncy Castle for Java LTS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.73.12

Event History

Aug 3, 2026
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·02:01 AM
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