A flaw was found in Smallrye, where smallrye-fault-tolerance is vulnerable to an…
Priority LOW 35CWE-1325Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
A flaw was found in Smallrye, where smallrye-fault-tolerance is vulnerable to an out-of-memory (OOM) issue. This vulnerability is externally triggered when calling the metrics URI. Every call creates a new object within meterMap and may lead to a denial of service (DoS) issue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01234 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial smallrye-fault-tolerance-core: 6.4.2, 6.9.0io.smallrye:smallrye-fault-tolerance-core (Maven): 6.4.2, 6.9.0Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 4 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | smallrye-fault-tolerance-core | 6.3.0 to before 6.4.2; 6.5.0 to before 6.9.0 | 6.4.2, 6.9.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.8.5 for Spring Boot | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.8 for Quarkus 3.15 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.8 for Quarkus 3.15 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Quarkus 3.15.4 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Quarkus | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Fuse 7 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| — | io.smallrye:smallrye-fault-tolerance-core (Maven) | 6.3.0 to before 6.4.2 | 6.4.2 | Patch available | GHSA-gfh6-3pqw-x2j4 |
| — | io.smallrye:smallrye-fault-tolerance-core (Maven) | 6.5.0 to before 6.9.0 | 6.9.0 | Patch available | GHSA-gfh6-3pqw-x2j4 |
- smallrye-fault-tolerance-core Vendor— Affected 6.3.0 to before 6.4.2; 6.5.0 to before 6.9.0 Fixed in 6.4.2, 6.9.0 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.8.5 for Spring Boot VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.8 for Quarkus 3.15 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.8 for Quarkus 3.15 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat build of Quarkus 3.15.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat build of Quarkus VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat Fuse 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- io.smallrye:smallrye-fault-tolerance-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.3.0 to before 6.4.2 Fixed in 6.4.2 Patch available GHSA-gfh6-3pqw-x2j4
- io.smallrye:smallrye-fault-tolerance-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.5.0 to before 6.9.0 Fixed in 6.9.0 Patch available GHSA-gfh6-3pqw-x2j4
CPE names CNA · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:/a:redhat:apache_camel_spring_boot:4.8.5 | 4.8.5 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:camel_quarkus:3.15 | 3.15 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:quarkus:3.15 | 3.15 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:service_registry:2 | 2 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:apicurio_registry:3 | 3 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:quarkus:3 | 3 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7 | 7 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:camel_k:1 | 1 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7 | 7 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8 | 8 | — | Red Hat |
- cpe:/a:redhat:apache_camel_spring_boot:4.8.5 Versions 4.8.5 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:camel_quarkus:3.15 Versions 3.15 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:quarkus:3.15 Versions 3.15 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:service_registry:2 Versions 2 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:apicurio_registry:3 Versions 3 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:quarkus:3 Versions 3 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7 Versions 7 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:camel_k:1 Versions 1 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7 Versions 7 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8 Versions 8 — ·Red Hat
Remediation
- Fix · CNA smallrye-fault-tolerance-core Fixed in 6.4.2, 6.9.0
- Fix · GHSA-gfh6-3pqw-x2j4 io.smallrye:smallrye-fault-tolerance-core (Maven) Fixed in 6.4.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-gfh6-3pqw-x2j4 io.smallrye:smallrye-fault-tolerance-core (Maven) Fixed in 6.9.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2025:3543 Released 2025-04-02 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.8.5 for Spring Boot security update.
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.8.5 for Spring Boot
- RHSA-2025:3541 Released 2025-04-02 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.8 for Quarkus 3.15 update is now available (RHBQ 3.15.4.GA)
- Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.8 for Quarkus 3.15
- RHSA-2025:3376 Released 2025-04-02 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat build of Quarkus 3.15.4 release and security update
- Red Hat build of Quarkus 3.15.4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.8 for Quarkus 3.15 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:3541 |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.8.5 for Spring Boot | Fixed | RHSA-2025:3543 |
| Red Hat build of Quarkus 3.15.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:3376 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3
- Red Hat build of Quarkus
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-2240
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gfh6-3pqw-x2j4
References
Other 8
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2240
- RHBZ#2351452
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfh6-3pqw-x2j4
- https://github.com/smallrye/smallrye-fault-tolerance/pull/985
- https://github.com/smallrye/smallrye-fault-tolerance/pull/985/files#diff-88c4a089e0cb88e4bdf285490e2617c29b9979a778e33957e4448260e286b91aR299
- https://github.com/smallrye/smallrye-fault-tolerance/commit/e8bcad3d5e8bbac0a3219bd5c13661adf6ed6bbb
- https://github.com/smallrye/smallrye-fault-tolerance
- https://smallrye.io/blog/fault-tolerance-6-9-0
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Sources
- CVE-2025-2240 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-2240 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gfh6-3pqw-x2j4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-2240 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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