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Release cjose-0.6.2.2-7.el10_2.2 ALSA-2026:80605

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
c, cryptography
Domain
security

Research direction

Start with the CVE-2026-53939 reference and the cjose update details to identify the affected security fix; the issue names no source files or tests. Review the cjose package update and its validation steps, then confirm the all-zero content encryption key issue is fixed and the listed AlmaLinux 10.2 packages are updated.

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Description

cjose security update
Severity: Critical
Description
CJose is C library implementing the Javascript Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE).

Security Fix(es):

  • cjose: OpenIDC/cjose uses all-zero Content Encryption Key for AES-CBC-HMAC JWE encryption (CVE-2026-53939)

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.

Affected packages:
cjose-0.6.2.2-7.el10_2.2.x86_64
cjose-0.6.2.2-7.el10_2.2.s390x
cjose-0.6.2.2-7.el10_2.2.ppc64le
cjose-0.6.2.2-7.el10_2.2.aarch64
cjose-devel-0.6.2.2-7.el10_2.2.x86_64
cjose-devel-0.6.2.2-7.el10_2.2.ppc64le
cjose-devel-0.6.2.2-7.el10_2.2.aarch64
cjose-devel-0.6.2.2-7.el10_2.2.s390x
cjose-0.6.2.2-7.el10_2.2.x86_64_v2
cjose-devel-0.6.2.2-7.el10_2.2.x86_64_v2

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