SB2026071350 - Memory leak in Jetty

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7708)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to missing release of memory after effective lifetime in server handling of request bodies when processing 100-Continue requests or requests where reading the body returns 0 bytes. A remote attacker can send a series of specially crafted requests to cause a denial of service.

The issue results in a buffer leak that can be triggered particularly through 100-Continue handling, and slow network conditions can also expose the vulnerable behavior.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-9299-c6m4-mjhc
• https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/pull/12156