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Red Hat JBossEAP: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime (CVE-2020-27822)

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Red Hat JBossEAP: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime (CVE-2020-27822)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
12/04/2020
Created
09/20/2024
Added
09/19/2024
Modified
09/20/2024

Description

A flaw was found in Wildfly affecting versions 19.0.0.Final, 19.1.0.Final, 20.0.0.Final, 20.0.1.Final, and 21.0.0.Final. When an application uses the OpenTracing API's java-interceptors, there is a possibility of a memory leak. This flaw allows an attacker to impact the availability of the server. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.. A flaw was found in Wildfly. When an application uses the OpenTracing API's java-interceptors, there is a possibility of a memory leak. This flaw allows an attacker to impact the availability of the server. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Solution(s)

  • red-hat-jboss-eap-upgrade-latest

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