CVE catalog

CVE-2024-28176

UBUNTU-

[CVE catalog]

jose is JavaScript module for JSON Object Signing and Encryption, providing support for JSON Web Tokens (JWT), JSON Web Signature (JWS), JSON Web Encryption (JWE), JSON Web Key (JWK), JSON Web Key Set (JWKS), and more. A vulnerability has been identified in the JSON Web Encryption (JWE) decryption interfaces, specifically related to the support for decompressing plaintext after its decryption. Under certain conditions it is possible to have the user's environment consume unreasonable amount of CPU time or memory during JWE Decryption operations. This issue has been patched in versions 2.0.7 and 4.15.5.

Severity
Medium · CVSS 5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
Updated
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
2.10% · Oct 27, 2026

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Version impact has not been established. The original provider fields are retained below.

Provider details and historical evidence
Original provider fields
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      ],
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        "4.4.0+ds-1",
        "4.5.0+ds-1"
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      ],
      "release": "24.04",
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      "fixed_version": "",
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    },
    {
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            }
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      ],
      "release": "25.10",
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    }
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}

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

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References

[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]