CVE-2026-53938

cjose: CJose is C library implementing the Javascript Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE)

CVE-2026-53938 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53938, released September 12, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.2
important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0024
14th percentile

CJose is C library implementing the Javascript Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE). Security Fix(es): * cjose: cjose: Heap buffer overflow in AES Key Wrap decryption leads to denial of service (CVE-2026-53938) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
cjose · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 0.6.2.1-1+deb12u2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53938 Sep 12, 2026
cjose · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 0.6.2.3-1+deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53938 Sep 12, 2026
cjose · Debian 14 0.6.2.7-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53938 Sep 12, 2026
cjose · RHEL 10 0.6.2.2-7.el10_0.1 RHSA-2026:73129 Sep 30, 2026
cjose · RHEL 8 0:0.6.1-5.module+el8.10.0+24880+4db9166e RHSA-2026:77369 Oct 8, 2026
cjose · RHEL 9 0:0.6.1-17.el9_8.1 RHSA-2026:90812 Oct 30, 2026
cjose · almalinux 10 0.6.2.2-7.el10_2.1 ALSA-2026:79122 Oct 8, 2026
cjose · almalinux 8 0.6.1-5.module_el8.10.0+4297+63ae3533 ALSA-2026:77369 Oct 7, 2026
cjose · almalinux 9 0.6.1-17.el9_8.1 ALSA-2026:90812 Nov 7, 2026
cjose · amzn 2023 0.6.2.2-7.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3130 Sep 28, 2026
cjose · ol 10 0:0.6.2.2-7.el10_2.1 ELSA-2026-79122 Oct 8, 2026
cjose · ol 8 0:0.6.1-5.module+el8.10.0+91060+e975931f ELSA-2026-77369 Nov 7, 2026
cjose · ol 9 0:0.6.1-17.el9_8.1 ELSA-2026-90812 Nov 7, 2026
cjose · opensuse-leap 16.0 0.6.2.3-160000.3.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21944-1 Sep 23, 2026
cjose · rocky 10 0:0.6.2.2-7.el10_2.1 RLSA-2026:79122 Nov 7, 2026
cjose · rocky 8 0:0.6.1-5.module+el8.10.0+40373+8a3f15d2 RLSA-2026:77369 Nov 7, 2026
cjose · rocky 9 0:0.6.1-17.el9_8.1 RLSA-2026:90812 Nov 7, 2026
cjose · sles 15.6 0.6.1-150600.18.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4251-1 Sep 17, 2026
cjose · sles 15.7 0.6.1-150600.18.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4251-1 Sep 17, 2026
cjose · sles 16.0 0.6.2.3-160000.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23910-1 Sep 23, 2026
cjose-debuginfo · amzn 2023 0.6.2.2-7.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3130 Sep 28, 2026
cjose-debugsource · amzn 2023 0.6.2.2-7.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3130 Sep 28, 2026
cjose-devel · RHEL 8 0:0.6.1-5.module+el8.10.0+24880+4db9166e RHSA-2026:77369 Oct 8, 2026
cjose-devel · RHEL 9 0:0.6.1-17.el9_8.1 RHSA-2026:90812 Oct 30, 2026
cjose-devel · almalinux 10 0.6.2.2-7.el10_2.1 ALSA-2026:79122 Oct 8, 2026
cjose-devel · almalinux 8 0.6.1-5.module_el8.10.0+4297+63ae3533 ALSA-2026:77369 Oct 7, 2026
cjose-devel · almalinux 9 0.6.1-17.el9_8.1 ALSA-2026:90812 Nov 7, 2026
cjose-devel · amzn 2023 0.6.2.2-7.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3130 Sep 28, 2026
cjose-devel · ol 10 0:0.6.2.2-7.el10_2.1 ELSA-2026-79122 Oct 8, 2026
cjose-devel · ol 8 0:0.6.1-5.module+el8.10.0+91060+e975931f ELSA-2026-77369 Nov 7, 2026
cjose-devel · ol 9 0:0.6.1-17.el9_8.1 ELSA-2026-90812 Nov 7, 2026
mod_auth_openidc · RHEL 8 0:2.4.9.4-9.module+el8.10.0+24880+4db9166e RHSA-2026:77369 Oct 8, 2026
mod_auth_openidc · almalinux 8 2.4.9.4-9.module_el8.10.0+4297+63ae3533 ALSA-2026:77369 Oct 7, 2026
mod_auth_openidc · ol 8 0:2.4.9.4-9.module+el8.10.0+91060+e975931f ELSA-2026-77369 Nov 7, 2026
mod_auth_openidc · rocky 8 0:2.4.9.4-9.module+el8.10.0+40373+8a3f15d2 RLSA-2026:77369 Nov 7, 2026

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