An issue in Clojure versions 1.20 to 1.12.0-alpha5 allows an attacker to cause a denial…
Priority HIGH 72CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
An issue in Clojure versions 1.20 to 1.12.0-alpha5 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the clojure.core$partial$fn__5920 function.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01533 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed org.clojure:clojure (Maven): 1.11.2, 1.12.0-alpha9
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.clojure:clojure (Maven) | 1.7.0 to before 1.11.2 | 1.11.2 | Patch available | GHSA-vr64-r9qj-h27f |
| — | org.clojure:clojure (Maven) | 1.12.0-alpha1 to before 1.12.0-alpha9 | 1.12.0-alpha9 | Patch available | GHSA-vr64-r9qj-h27f |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.clojure:clojure (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.7.0 to before 1.11.2 Fixed in 1.11.2 Patch available GHSA-vr64-r9qj-h27f
- org.clojure:clojure (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.12.0-alpha1 to before 1.12.0-alpha9 Fixed in 1.12.0-alpha9 Patch available GHSA-vr64-r9qj-h27f
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0 to before 1.11.2 | Vulnerable | Clojure |
| cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:1.12.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.0 alpha1 | Vulnerable | Clojure |
| cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:1.12.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.0 alpha2 | Vulnerable | Clojure |
| cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:1.12.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.0 alpha3 | Vulnerable | Clojure |
| cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:1.12.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.0 alpha4 | Vulnerable | Clojure |
| cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:1.12.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.0 alpha5 | Vulnerable | Clojure |
| cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:1.12.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.0 alpha6 | Vulnerable | Clojure |
| cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:1.12.0:alpha7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.0 alpha7 | Vulnerable | Clojure |
| cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:1.12.0:alpha8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.0 alpha8 | Vulnerable | Clojure |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 to before 1.11.2 Vulnerable ·Clojure
- cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:1.12.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 alpha1 Vulnerable ·Clojure
- cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:1.12.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 alpha2 Vulnerable ·Clojure
- cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:1.12.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 alpha3 Vulnerable ·Clojure
- cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:1.12.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 alpha4 Vulnerable ·Clojure
- cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:1.12.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 alpha5 Vulnerable ·Clojure
- cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:1.12.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 alpha6 Vulnerable ·Clojure
- cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:1.12.0:alpha7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 alpha7 Vulnerable ·Clojure
- cpe:2.3:a:clojure:clojure:1.12.0:alpha8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 alpha8 Vulnerable ·Clojure
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Show 2 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 39 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 40 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 39 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 40 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-vr64-r9qj-h27f org.clojure:clojure (Maven) Fixed in 1.11.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vr64-r9qj-h27f org.clojure:clojure (Maven) Fixed in 1.12.0-alpha9 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-22871
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vr64-r9qj-h27f
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 4
Other 8
- https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2839
- https://github.com/clojure/clojure
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/25FKUOYXQZGGJMFUM5HJABWMIX2TILRV
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SWWK2SO2MH4SXPO6L444MM6LHVLVFULV
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YFPGUDXMW6OXKIDGCOZFEAXO74VQIB2T
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/25FKUOYXQZGGJMFUM5HJABWMIX2TILRV
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SWWK2SO2MH4SXPO6L444MM6LHVLVFULV
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YFPGUDXMW6OXKIDGCOZFEAXO74VQIB2T
Sources
- CVE-2024-22871 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-22871 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vr64-r9qj-h27f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-22871 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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