Improper handling of highly compressed data in devalue - #VU151498
Published: September 21, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU151498
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-409
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of data amplification in the uneval function when serializing data previously processed by parse. A local user can provide data containing repeated primitive strings to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation is possible only under very constrained circumstances.
Affected software
devalue
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
devalue - update to 5.9.3