RHSA-2025:0542
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2025-01-21 17:55 - Updated: 2026-09-07 14:22A flaw was found in the gRPC server in Eclipse Vert.x, which does not limit the maximum length of the message payload. This may lead to excessive memory consumption in a server or a client, causing a denial of service.
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Red Hat JBoss EAP XP 5.0 Update 1.0
Red Hat / Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
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cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_xp:5.0
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Vendor Fix
fix
Workaround
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