python3-pyjwt: Fix CVE-2026-48524

Preserve a valid cached JWK set when a refresh request fails. The
previous finally block stored None on errors, turning a transient JWKS
outage into an authentication failure for otherwise cached keys.

This patch applies the relevant subset of the upstream 2.13.0 fix.
The upstream commit is referenced in [1], and the public advisory is
referenced in [2].

[1] https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/commit/95791b1759b8aa4f2203575d344d5c78564cdc81
[2] https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fhv5-28vv-h8m8

Signed-off-by: Hetvi Thakar <hthakar@cisco.com>
Signed-off-by: Anuj Mittal <anuj.mittal@oss.qualcomm.com>
This commit is contained in:
Hetvi Thakar
2026-08-05 22:50:58 -07:00
committed by Anuj Mittal
parent 773e345eca
commit fffe550dfc
2 changed files with 92 additions and 0 deletions
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
From cb19f697eff2807d28c66639e5ee39cc92de4985 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Jos=C3=A9=20Padilla?= <jpadilla@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2026 03:21:01 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] PyJWKClient: preserve cached JWKS on fetch errors
Only replace the cached JWK set after a successful fetch. A failed
refresh previously stored None from the finally block and discarded
valid cached keys.
CVE: CVE-2026-48524
Upstream-Status: Backport [https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/commit/95791b1759b8aa4f2203575d344d5c78564cdc81]
Backport Changes:
- Extracted only the CVE-2026-48524 successful-fetch cache update and
regression test from the bundled upstream 2.13.0 commit. The other
requested CVE fixes are carried as separate patches.
- Adapted the hunk and test locations to PyJWT 2.8.0 and shortened the
upstream explanatory comments without changing behavior or assertions.
- Omitted the 2.13.0 version and changelog updates, CVE-2026-48523 (which
does not affect 2.8.0), and unrelated hardening from the bundled commit.
(cherry picked from commit 95791b1759b8aa4f2203575d344d5c78564cdc81)
Signed-off-by: Hetvi Thakar <hthakar@cisco.com>
---
jwt/jwks_client.py | 12 ++++++------
tests/test_jwks_client.py | 12 ++++++++++--
2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/jwt/jwks_client.py b/jwt/jwks_client.py
index 18de342..0e7d226 100644
--- a/jwt/jwks_client.py
+++ b/jwt/jwks_client.py
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class PyJWKClient:
self.get_signing_key = lru_cache(maxsize=max_cached_keys)(self.get_signing_key) # type: ignore
def fetch_data(self) -> Any:
- jwk_set: Any = None
try:
r = urllib.request.Request(url=self.uri, headers=self.headers)
with urllib.request.urlopen(
@@ -70,11 +69,12 @@ class PyJWKClient:
raise PyJWKClientConnectionError(
f'Fail to fetch data from the url, err: "{e}"'
)
- else:
- return jwk_set
- finally:
- if self.jwk_set_cache is not None:
- self.jwk_set_cache.put(jwk_set)
+
+ # Only update the cache on a successful fetch. Writing None from a
+ # finally block on error would discard a previously cached JWKS.
+ if self.jwk_set_cache is not None:
+ self.jwk_set_cache.put(jwk_set)
+ return jwk_set
def get_jwk_set(self, refresh: bool = False) -> PyJWKSet:
data = None
diff --git a/tests/test_jwks_client.py b/tests/test_jwks_client.py
index d4bdd35..4a836f2 100644
--- a/tests/test_jwks_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_jwks_client.py
@@ -271,18 +271,26 @@ class TestPyJWKClient:
assert repeated_call.call_count == 1
- def test_get_jwt_set_failed_request_should_clear_cache(self):
+ def test_get_jwt_set_failed_refresh_preserves_cached_jwks(self) -> None:
url = "https://dev-87evx9ru.auth0.com/.well-known/jwks.json"
jwks_client = PyJWKClient(url)
with mocked_success_response(RESPONSE_DATA_WITH_MATCHING_KID):
jwks_client.get_jwk_set()
+ assert jwks_client.jwk_set_cache is not None
+ assert jwks_client.jwk_set_cache.get() is not None
+
with pytest.raises(PyJWKClientError):
with mocked_failed_response():
jwks_client.get_jwk_set(refresh=True)
- assert jwks_client.jwk_set_cache is None
+ cached = jwks_client.jwk_set_cache.get()
+ assert cached is not None
+
+ with mocked_success_response(RESPONSE_DATA_WITH_MATCHING_KID) as call:
+ jwks_client.get_jwk_set()
+ assert call.call_count == 0
def test_failed_request_should_raise_connection_error(self):
token = "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Ik5FRTFRVVJCT1RNNE16STVSa0ZETlRZeE9UVTFNRGcyT0Rnd1EwVXpNVGsxUWpZeVJrUkZRdyJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJodHRwczovL2Rldi04N2V2eDlydS5hdXRoMC5jb20vIiwic3ViIjoiYVc0Q2NhNzl4UmVMV1V6MGFFMkg2a0QwTzNjWEJWdENAY2xpZW50cyIsImF1ZCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vZXhwZW5zZXMtYXBpIiwiaWF0IjoxNTcyMDA2OTU0LCJleHAiOjE1NzIwMDY5NjQsImF6cCI6ImFXNENjYTc5eFJlTFdVejBhRTJINmtEME8zY1hCVnRDIiwiZ3R5IjoiY2xpZW50LWNyZWRlbnRpYWxzIn0.PUxE7xn52aTCohGiWoSdMBZGiYAHwE5FYie0Y1qUT68IHSTXwXVd6hn02HTah6epvHHVKA2FqcFZ4GGv5VTHEvYpeggiiZMgbxFrmTEY0csL6VNkX1eaJGcuehwQCRBKRLL3zKmA5IKGy5GeUnIbpPHLHDxr-GXvgFzsdsyWlVQvPX2xjeaQ217r2PtxDeqjlf66UYl6oY6AqNS8DH3iryCvIfCcybRZkc_hdy-6ZMoKT6Piijvk_aXdm7-QQqKJFHLuEqrVSOuBqqiNfVrG27QzAPuPOxvfXTVLXL2jek5meH6n-VWgrBdoMFH93QEszEDowDAEhQPHVs0xj7SIzA"
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=e4b56d2c9973d8cf54655555be06e551"
SRC_URI += " \
file://CVE-2026-32597.patch \
file://CVE-2026-48522.patch \
file://CVE-2026-48524.patch \
"
SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "57e28d156e3d5c10088e0c68abb90bfac3df82b40a71bd0daa20c65ccd5c23de"