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TI-2023-16536 Aliases CVE-2023-33460GHSA-cqgm-m7h3-xgwm

There's a memory leak in yajl 2.1.0 with use of yajl_tree_parse function.

Priority LOW 31CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

There's a memory leak in yajl 2.1.0 with use of yajl_tree_parse function. which will cause out-of-memory in server and cause crash.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01129 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:yajl_project:yajl:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0VulnerableYajl Project
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*37VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:yajl_project:yajl:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Yajl Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:2580 Released 2024-04-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    yajl security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.8) yajl-devel-2.1.0-12.el8_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) yajl-2.1.0-12.el8_8
  • RHSA-2024:2063 Released 2024-04-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    yajl security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6) yajl-devel-2.1.0-13.el8_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) yajl-2.1.0-13.el8_6
  • RHSA-2023:7057 Released 2023-11-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    yajl security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) yajl-devel-2.1.0-12.el8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) yajl-2.1.0-12.el8
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2023:6551 Released 2023-11-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    yajl security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) yajl-devel-2.1.0-22.el9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) yajl-2.1.0-22.el9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:7057
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6551
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2024:2063
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2024:2580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:7057
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6551
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2024:2063
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2024:2580
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-33460
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cqgm-m7h3-xgwm

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 5

Other 1

Sources

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