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Improper resource allocation In bouncycastle

Description

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, HSS public-key level count unbounded, enabling huge allocation on verify. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bc-fips 2.0.2 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.3 (2.1.X series).

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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