Description
In Legion of the Bouncy Castle BC before 1.61 and BC-FJA before 1.0.1.2, attackers can obtain sensitive information about a private exponent because of Observable Differences in Behavior to Error Inputs. This occurs in org.bouncycastle.crypto.encodings.OAEPEncoding. Sending invalid ciphertext that decrypts to a short payload in the OAEP Decoder could result in the throwing of an early exception, potentially leaking some information about the private exponent of the RSA private key performing the encryption.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | bouncycastle | 1.61-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | bouncycastle | 1.61-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | bouncycastle | 1.61-1 | — |
| Debian 9 | bouncycastle | 1.56-1+deb9u3 | DLA-2433-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | bouncycastle | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | bouncycastle | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bc-fips | < 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 | GHSA-72m5-fvvv-55m6 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk15on | < 1.61 | 1.61 | GHSA-72m5-fvvv-55m6 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk16 | < 1.61 | 1.61 | GHSA-72m5-fvvv-55m6 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 | < 1.61 | 1.61 | GHSA-72m5-fvvv-55m6 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15 | < 1.61 | 1.61 | GHSA-72m5-fvvv-55m6 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on | < 1.61 | 1.61 | GHSA-72m5-fvvv-55m6 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18 | < 1.61 | 1.61 | GHSA-72m5-fvvv-55m6 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk16 | < 1.61 | 1.61 | GHSA-72m5-fvvv-55m6 |
Advisories 1
- DLA-2433-1 bouncycastle - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026