CVE-2026-83599
Description
A flaw was found in Netdata. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the WebSocket server's decompression mechanism. By sending small, highly compressed messages, the attacker can cause the server to allocate excessive amounts of memory. This can lead to the exhaustion of system resources, resulting in a denial of service where the monitoring system terminates.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Amplification; DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart; DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU); DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory)
System resources, CPU and memory, can be quickly consumed. This can lead to poor system performance or system crash.
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