Advisory severityHigh7.5Red Hat Linux

High [CVE-2026-55968] Apache Thrift Node.js bindings: Denial of Service due to inefficient algorithmic complexity and resource allocation

This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-55968 affecting Confidential Compute Attestation, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.

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CVE-2026-55968 Source published Jul 27, 2026Source updated Jul 27, 2026

VulniPulse record published Jul 29, 2026Record updated Aug 11, 2026

CVE-2026-55968

Affected products & platforms

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Summary

Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity, Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Thrift Node.js bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.24.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.24.0, which fixes the issue. By exploiting this, an attacker can consume excessive resources, making the service unavailable to legitimate users.

This flaw primarily impacts Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform components that utilize the vulnerable Thrift Node.js bindings, potentially leading to service unavailability. Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 7.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-770. Affected Red Hat products: Confidential Compute Attestation; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.

Red Hat lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; Red Hat OpenShift Update Service as not affected. Red Hat does not currently list a fixing RHSA for this CVE.

Affected versions

< 0.24.0

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Fixed versions

0.24.0

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Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

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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