CVE-2025-2240

Description

A flaw was found in Smallrye, where smallrye-fault-tolerance is vulnerable to an out-of-memory (OOM) issue. This vulnerability is externally triggered when calling the metrics URI. Every call creates a new object within meterMap and may lead to a denial of service (DoS) issue.

CVSS v3.1 Score

7.5

HIGH

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-1325 CWE-1325

References

Other References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3376 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3541 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3543 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2240 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2351452 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfh6-3pqw-x2j4

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-2240? +

A flaw was found in Smallrye, where smallrye-fault-tolerance is vulnerable to an out-of-memory (OOM) issue. This vulnerability is externally triggered when calling the metrics URI. Every call creates a new object within meterMap and may lead to a denial of service (DoS) issue. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-2240? +

CVE-2025-2240 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-2240? +

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