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.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8916
Upstream
Published
2025-08-13T10:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T05:16:35Z
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. BC Java bcpkix on All (API modules), Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC Java bcprov on All (API modules), Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BCPKIX FIPS 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/PKIXCertPathReviewer.Java, https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-java/blob/main/prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/x509/PKIXCertPathReviewer.Java. This issue affects BC Java: from 1.44 through 1.78; BC Java: from 1.44 through 1.78; BCPKIX FIPS: from 1.0.0 through 1.0.7, from 2.0.0 through 2.0.7.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.51-4ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=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_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",
            "binary_version": "1.51-4ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.59-1?arch=source&distro=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_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",
            "binary_version": "1.59-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.61-1?arch=source&distro=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_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",
            "binary_version": "1.61-1"
        }
    ]
}

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_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",
            "binary_version": "1.68-5"
        }
    ]
}

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_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",
            "binary_version": "1.77-1"
        }
    ]
}

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_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",
            "binary_version": "1.77-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.10

bouncycastle

Package

Name
bouncycastle
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bouncycastle@1.80-3?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.77-1
1.80-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcjmail-java",
            "binary_version": "1.80-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcmail-java",
            "binary_version": "1.80-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcpg-java",
            "binary_version": "1.80-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcpkix-java",
            "binary_version": "1.80-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcprov-java",
            "binary_version": "1.80-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbctls-java",
            "binary_version": "1.80-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbcutil-java",
            "binary_version": "1.80-3"
        }
    ]
}