GHSA-qf7c-7r9h-mm92
Elasticsearch has Excessive Allocation of Resources via Submission of Oversized User Settings Data
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-security | < 8.19.9 | 8.19.9 |
| Maven | org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-security | >= 9.0.0, < 9.1.9 | 9.1.9 |
| Maven | org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack-security | >= 9.2.0, < 9.2.3 | 9.2.3 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770) in Elasticsearch can allow a low-privileged authenticated user to cause Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130) causing a persistent denial of service (OOM crash) via submission of oversized user settings data.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68384
- https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/138691
- https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/commit/ab1d99ae033f2a23a8856b47a2d86652ad63a39a
- https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/commit/b46a4f64baea79c4d3afd58bda39d258de97210a
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-19-9-9-1-9-and-9-2-3-security-update-esa-2025-33/384181
- https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch