CVE-2026-5598
Public on 2026-04-15
Modified on 2026-04-17
Description
Covert timing channel vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA core on all (core modules).
Non-constant time comparisons risk private key leakage in FrodoKEM.
This issue affects BC-JAVA: from 2.17.3 before 1.84.
Non-constant time comparisons risk private key leakage in FrodoKEM.
This issue affects BC-JAVA: from 2.17.3 before 1.84.
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | bouncycastle | Pending Fix |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |