CVE-2026-46385
iskorotkov/avro is a fast Go Avro codec. Prior to 2.33.0, the Avro array and map decoders looped over an attacker-controlled block-count val
CVSS
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p34
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Published: May 29, 2026 · Last modified: Jul 17, 2026 · CWE-400 · CWE-835
iskorotkov/avro is a fast Go Avro codec. Prior to 2.33.0, the Avro array and map decoders looped over an attacker-controlled block-count value without checking the underlying reader's error state inside the loop body. Reader.ReadBlockHeader returns the count as a Go int, which is 64-bit on amd64 / arm64 targets — so a producer can declare a block of up to math.MaxInt64 (~9.2 × 10¹⁸) elements followed by EOF (or any truncated payload), and the decoder will attempt that many no-op iterations before propagating the error. The realistic ceiling is "indefinite until the worker is killed externally" — a single hostile payload pins a CPU core until the process is OOM-killed, deadline-cancelled, or terminated. Remote, unauthenticated denial-of-service. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.33.0.
- github.comhttps://github.com/iskorotkov/avro/security/advisories/GHSA-w8j3-pq8g-8m7w
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30651
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40138
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41030
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46385
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2483475
- github.comhttps://github.com/iskorotkov/avro/security/advisories/GHSA-w8j3-pq8g-8m7w
- security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46385.json