UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89238

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-89238
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89238.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89238
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-89238
Published
2026-10-02T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-10-02T22:30:31Z
Severity
  • 9.1 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

WSS4J EncryptedHeader child confusion could promote an attacker-controlled plaintext element as the decrypted header, leading to incorrect confidentiality coverage and possible policy bypass. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.0.2 or 3.0.6 or 2.4.4, which fix this issue.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
wss4j

Package

Name
wss4j
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wss4j?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.6.15-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libwss4j-java",
            "binary_version":  "1.6.15-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89238.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
wss4j

Package

Name
wss4j
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wss4j?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.6.19-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libwss4j-java",
            "binary_version":  "1.6.19-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89238.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
wss4j

Package

Name
wss4j
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wss4j?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.6.19-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libwss4j-java",
            "binary_version":  "1.6.19-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89238.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
wss4j

Package

Name
wss4j
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wss4j?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.6.19-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libwss4j-java",
            "binary_version":  "1.6.19-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89238.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
wss4j

Package

Name
wss4j
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wss4j?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.6.19-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libwss4j-java",
            "binary_version":  "1.6.19-3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89238.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
wss4j

Package

Name
wss4j
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wss4j?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.6.19-4
1.6.19-4build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libwss4j-java",
            "binary_version":  "1.6.19-4build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89238.json"