Medium [CVE-2026-14684] Denial of Service via uncontrolled memory allocation in decodeFromByteBuffer
This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-14684 affecting Red Hat Hardened Images, Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift, OpenShift Lightspeed.
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Summary
A flaw has been found in HdrHistogram up to 2.2.2. This affects the function org.
AbstractHistogram.decodeFromByteBuffer of the file src/main/java/org/HdrHistogram/AbstractHistogram.java. This manipulation of the argument numberOfSignificantValueDigits causes uncontrolled memory allocation.
The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used.
The actual existence of this vulnerability is currently in question. This issue is disputed due to the potential lack of crossing of security boundaries and the pre-requisites for a successful attack.
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the `decodeFromByteBuffer` function by manipulating the `numberOfSignificantValueDigits` argument. Successful exploitation requires local access, as an attacker must be able to supply specially crafted, manipulated input directly to an application that is actively utilizing the affected HdrHistogram library.
The vulnerability is strictly limited to causing a Denial of Service (DoS) via uncontrolled memory allocation. It does not allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or access unauthorized data.
Furthermore, the impact is localized to the specific application processing the malicious input, rather than causing a broader, system-wide compromise. Red Hat severity: Low — CVSS 5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
- 2.2.2
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- rust-main-1.96.1-1.hum1
- RHSA-2026:26989
- RHSA-2026:34975
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Mitigation checklist
- Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
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