Uncontrolled Memory Allocation in IBM MQ Operator - CVE-2024-39743

 

Uncontrolled Memory Allocation in IBM MQ Operator - CVE-2024-39743

Published: May 21, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109596
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-39743
CWE-ID: CWE-789
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect memory de-allocation. A remote attacker can cause the server to consume memory resources and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

IBM MQ Operator

How to mitigate CVE-2024-39743

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM MQ Operator - addressed in versions 9.3.0.20-r1, 9.4.0.0-r2

External References

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