CVE-2026-24825
ydb: ydb: Denial of Service via memory leak
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · January 27, 2026
Updated · September 1, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in ydb. This memory management vulnerability, identified as a 'Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime', exists within the contrib/libs/yajl modules, specifically affecting the yail_tree.C program file. A remote attacker could exploit this by repeatedly triggering memory allocations without proper deallocation. This could lead to resource exhaustion, ultimately causing a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected system.
Statement
This MODERATE impact memory leak in the yajl modules of ydb can lead to a Denial of Service. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by repeatedly triggering memory allocations without proper deallocation, causing resource exhaustion..
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime