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CVE-2026-8798 Native entropy source retries the CPU entropy instructions without limit

🗓️ 08 Aug 2026 00:50:56Reported by bcorgType 
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CVE-2026-8798 fixes bounded native entropy retries in Bouncy Castle Java FIPS to prevent infinite loops.

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attackerkb
ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-8798
8 Aug 202600:50
attackerkb
cgr
Chainguard
CVE-2026-8798 vulnerabilities
5 Aug 202620:22
cgr
cve
CVE
CVE-2026-8798
8 Aug 202600:50
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euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-54725
8 Aug 202600:50
euvd
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-8798
8 Aug 202601:16
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osv
OSV
CGA-7W5W-37J4-V5VH
5 Aug 202611:35
osv
[
  {
    "vendor": "Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.",
    "product": "BC-FJA",
    "platforms": [
      "x86",
      "x86-64"
    ],
    "collectionURL": "https://www.bouncycastle.org/download/bouncy-castle-java-fips/",
    "packageName": "bc-fips",
    "packageURL": "pkg:maven/org.bouncycastle/bc-fips",
    "programFiles": [
      "rand_jni.c",
      "NativeEntropySource"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "2.1.0",
        "lessThan": "2.1.3",
        "versionType": "maven"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]

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