# CVE-2026-59646: DTLS handshake reassembler allocates buffer from unchecked 24-bit length

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Amber
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.85, 2.73.12, 1.0.24, 2.0.24, 2.1.24
- Published: 2026-08-03 · Updated: 2026-08-03

## Affected

- bctls: fixed in 1.85
- bctls-lts8on: from 2.73.0, fixed in 2.73.12
- bctls-fips: from 1.0.0, fixed in 1.0.24; from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.0.24; from 2.1.0, fixed in 2.1.24

## Description

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, DTLS handshake reassembler allocates buffer from unchecked 24-bit length. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bctls-fips 1.0.24 (1.0.X series), 2.0.24 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.24 (2.1.X series).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on bctls, bctls-lts8on, bctls-fips, upgrade to a fixed version (1.85, 2.73.12, 1.0.24, 2.0.24, 2.1.24) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9059646
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/2ea38942c7917f6d7ab4de93d8a5336d021df0d9
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/2d98721e71bbd822ffa0f84e088eea645cf679fa

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