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Amazon Linux 2023 : bouncycastle, bouncycastle-javadoc, bouncycastle-mail (ALAS2023-2026-1775)

🗓️ 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Amazon Linux 2023 affected by Bouncy Castle Java PKIX CompositeVerifier accepting empty signatures; BC-JAVA before 1.84.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory ALAS2023-2026-1775.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(319791);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/06/08");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-5588");

  script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2023 : bouncycastle, bouncycastle-javadoc, bouncycastle-mail (ALAS2023-2026-1775)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-1775 advisory.

    Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA
    bcpkix on all (pkix modules). PKIX draft CompositeVerifier accepts empty signature sequence as valid. This
    issue affects BC-JAVA: from 1.49 before 1.84. (CVE-2026-5588)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2023/ALAS2023-2026-1775.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-5588.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'dnf update bouncycastle --releasever 2023.12.20260608' or
  or 'dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2026-1775 --releasever 2023.12.20260608' to update your system.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-5588");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/04/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/06/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/06/08");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bouncycastle");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bouncycastle-javadoc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bouncycastle-mail");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bouncycastle-pg");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bouncycastle-pkix");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bouncycastle-tls");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bouncycastle-util");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}

include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);

var alas_release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(alas_release) || !strlen(alas_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d+|-\d+)", string:alas_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "-2023")
{
  if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
  audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2023", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}

if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'bouncycastle-1.70-4.amzn2023.0.7', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bouncycastle-javadoc-1.70-4.amzn2023.0.7', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bouncycastle-mail-1.70-4.amzn2023.0.7', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bouncycastle-pg-1.70-4.amzn2023.0.7', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bouncycastle-pkix-1.70-4.amzn2023.0.7', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bouncycastle-tls-1.70-4.amzn2023.0.7', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bouncycastle-util-1.70-4.amzn2023.0.7', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var el_string = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  var epoch = NULL;
  var allowmaj = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  var cves = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "bouncycastle / bouncycastle-javadoc / bouncycastle-mail / etc");
}

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08 Jun 2026 00:00Current
5.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.5
CVSS 46.3
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EPSS0.00392
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