Low [CVE-2026-55984] Denial of Service via Null Pointer Dereference in AddTime API
This low-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-55984.
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Summary
A flaw was found in Gitea. An authenticated attacker could exploit a null pointer dereference within the AddTime API.
This can lead to a denial of service (DoS), making the application unavailable to legitimate users. Red Hat severity: Low — CVSS 2.7 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
Weakness: CWE-476. Red Hat lists OpenShift Pipelines as not affected.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative — check it before change work.
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Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 1.27.0. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
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