CVE-2026-119284

Publication date 30 October 2026

Last updated 30 October 2026


Ubuntu priority

Description

joserfc is a Python library that provides an implementation of several JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) standards. Prior to 1.7.6, joserfc compact JWS deserialization calls bytes.split() before enforcing the existing aggregate segment-size limits. When attacker-controlled compact serialization bytes reach deserialize_compact(), the split creates copies of the header, payload, and signature segments before ExceededSizeError rejects them, causing an additional allocation approximately proportional to the supplied token. Requests that exhaust available process memory can therefore cause an availability failure even though signature verification fails. This issue is fixed in version 1.7.6.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
joserfc 26.10 stonking
Needs evaluation
26.04 LTS resolute
Needs evaluation
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v4.0

Base score 6.9 · Medium

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N


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