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CVE-2026-82435 (GCVE-0-2026-82435)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-14 14:09 – Updated: 2026-09-14 19:55

Title

Apache Storm Worker: Unauthenticated Remote Memory Exhaustion in the Worker Messaging Decoder

Summary

Description The worker's Netty message decoder is installed ahead of the SASL authentication handlers in the pipeline and acts on frames before any authentication has taken place. It allocated buffers sized from a length field carried in the frame, so a single frame from an unauthenticated peer able to reach a worker slot port could drive a large allocation. `storm.messaging.netty.authentication` defaults to false, and the decoder runs before the handler that enforces it in any case, so no credentials are required. The attacker needs only TCP reachability to a worker port. The effect of a single frame at the default 768 MB worker heap has not been measured to distinguish sustained worker loss from transient garbage-collection pressure. The severity assigned to this advisory reflects the more conservative reading; consumers who require a precise figure should test against their own worker heap configuration. Mitigation Upgrade to 3.1.0, where frames are decoded only after the handshake completes. Users who cannot upgrade immediately should ensure that worker slot ports are reachable only from within the cluster, as the security model already recommends, and should enable `storm.messaging.netty.authentication` where the deployment permits it. 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 19:55 UTC

CWE

CWE-789 - Memory allocation with excessive size value

Assigner

apache CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 1265 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/wqfy7qb8c76f4c3wr…	vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/0…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Storm Worker	Affected: 3.0.0 , < 3.1.0 (semver)	guessed

Credits

The ASF using Claude Agents

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FKIE_CVE-2026-82435

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-14 15:17 - Updated: 2026-09-14 20:58

Severity

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

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Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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          "timestamp": "2026-09-14T19:55:21.391781Z",
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    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/13/15"
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  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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GHSA-3MPJ-29MM-P7WR

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

Details

Description

The worker's Netty message decoder is installed ahead of the SASL authentication handlers in the pipeline and acts on frames before any authentication has taken place. It allocated buffers sized from a length field carried in the frame, so a single frame from an unauthenticated peer able to reach a worker slot port could drive a large allocation.

storm.messaging.netty.authentication defaults to false, and the decoder runs before the handler that enforces it in any case, so no credentials are required. The attacker needs only TCP reachability to a worker port.

The effect of a single frame at the default 768 MB worker heap has not been measured to distinguish sustained worker loss from transient garbage-collection pressure. The severity assigned to this advisory reflects the more conservative reading; consumers who require a precise figure should test against their own worker heap configuration.

Mitigation

Upgrade to 3.1.0, where frames are decoded only after the handshake completes.

Users who cannot upgrade immediately should ensure that worker slot ports are reachable only from within the cluster, as the security model already recommends, and should enable storm.messaging.netty.authentication where the deployment permits it.

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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  "modified": "2026-09-14T21:31:40Z",
  "published": "2026-09-14T15:32:49Z",
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