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Red Hat JBoss EAP: Improper Release of Memory Before Removing Last Reference ('Memory Leak') (CVE-2020-25644)

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Red Hat JBoss EAP: Improper Release of Memory Before Removing Last Reference ('Memory Leak') (CVE-2020-25644)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/06/2020
Created
10/28/2020
Added
10/27/2020
Modified
03/07/2024

Description

A memory leak flaw was found in WildFly OpenSSL in versions prior to 1.1.3.Final, where it removes an HTTP session. It may allow the attacker to cause OOM leading to a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Solution(s)

  • red-hat-jboss-eap-upgrade-7_3_4

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