Covert Timing Channel Affecting bouncycastle package, versions *
Threat Intelligence
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- published29 Jun 2026
- disclosed1 Jan 2016
Introduced: 1 Jan 2016
CVE-2016-1000341 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 bouncycastle.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bouncycastle package and not the bouncycastle package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier DSA signature generation is vulnerable to timing attack. Where timings can be closely observed for the generation of signatures, the lack of blinding in 1.55, or earlier, may allow an attacker to gain information about the signature's k value and ultimately the private value as well.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1588708
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000341
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/acaac81f96fec91ab45bd0412beaf9c3acd8defa#diff-e75226a9ca49217a7276b29242ec59ce
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00009.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0004/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3727-1/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html