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GHSA-Q5HQ-8Q75-R6F6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-14 15:32 – Updated: 2026-09-14 21:31

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Description

The DRPC server kept a map from function name to request queue and created an entry the first time a function name was seen. No code path ever removed an entry: request cleanup removed the request from its queue, and the shutdown path drained queues, but the queue object and its map entry remained for the life of the process.

Function names come from the client and are not constrained to functions any topology has registered, so the number of retained entries is bounded only by the number of distinct names an attacker chooses to send, and each retained entry holds the name itself. drpc.authorizer is unset by default, so no credentials are required to reach the endpoint.

The retained state is permanent rather than a transient load spike, so the effect accumulates until the DRPC server exhausts its heap.

Mitigation

Upgrade to 3.1.0, where a function's queue is removed once nothing is waiting in it.

Users who cannot upgrade immediately should configure drpc.authorizer so that only trusted principals can reach the DRPC endpoints, and should ensure the DRPC ports are not reachable from untrusted networks.

Credit

The ASF -- found using Claude agents to study the security of open-source projects, validated and reported by Apache Storm.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2026-82439 (GCVE-0-2026-82439)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-14 14:00 – Updated: 2026-09-14 19:51

Title

Apache Storm DRPC: Unauthenticated Unbounded Memory Growth in DRPC

Summary

Description The DRPC server kept a map from function name to request queue and created an entry the first time a function name was seen. No code path ever removed an entry: request cleanup removed the request from its queue, and the shutdown path drained queues, but the queue object and its map entry remained for the life of the process. Function names come from the client and are not constrained to functions any topology has registered, so the number of retained entries is bounded only by the number of distinct names an attacker chooses to send, and each retained entry holds the name itself. `drpc.authorizer` is unset by default, so no credentials are required to reach the endpoint. The retained state is permanent rather than a transient load spike, so the effect accumulates until the DRPC server exhausts its heap. Mitigation Upgrade to 3.1.0, where a function's queue is removed once nothing is waiting in it. Users who cannot upgrade immediately should configure `drpc.authorizer` so that only trusted principals can reach the DRPC endpoints, and should ensure the DRPC ports are not reachable from untrusted networks. Credit The ASF -- found using Claude agents to study the security of open-source projects, validated and reported by Apache Storm.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-14 19:51 UTC

CWE

CWE-770 - Allocation of resources without limits or throttling

Assigner

apache mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/7sgzvv5lzz93jn6vy…	vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/0…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Storm DRPC	Affected: 3.0.0 , < 3.1.0 (semver)

Credits

The ASF using Claude Agents

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CVE-2026-82439 (GCVE-0-2026-82439)

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