ubuntu-cve-2026-15997
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-07-17 00:00
Modified
2026-07-17 00:00
Summary
Details

Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-LTS bcprov-lts8on on ARM allows Overflow Buffers. This vulnerability is associated with program files https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-lts-java/blob/main/native_c/arm/sha/shake.C, https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-lts-java/blob/main/native_c/arm/sha/sha3.C. This issue affects BC-LTS: from 2.73.0 before 2.73.12.1. Issue is only applicable if application involved is accepting memoable SHA3 / SHAKE states from potentially untrusted sources.

Severity
1.7 (Low)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/S:P/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
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      "type": "Ubuntu"
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  ]
}



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