Unbounded frame allocation in amqp091-go before connection tuning
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
amqp091-go from 1.13.0 before 1.14.0 is a Go AMQP 0.9.1 client. The frame size limit is not enforced before connection tuning completes, so the client allocates memory based on a declared frame length (CWE-770). A malicious or compromised AMQP peer can trigger large allocations before authentication, causing memory exhaustion or termination of the client process.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
amqp091-go is a Go AMQP 0.9.1 client. From 1.13.0 until 1.14.0, the frame-size mitigation from the prior allocation advisory can be bypassed before connection.tune completes because Connection.maxFrameSize uses zero for both the not-yet-negotiated and negotiated-unlimited states. A malicious or compromised AMQP peer can send a short body-frame header with a large declared payload length, causing ReadFrame and the body-frame parser to allocate attacker-selected memory before the payload is received or the frame's protocol state is rejected. The condition is reachable through public Open even when Config.FrameSize is set to the protocol minimum and can cause severe memory pressure, out-of-memory termination, or loss of the client process before authentication completes. This issue is fixed in version 1.14.0.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rabbitmq | amqp091-go | 1.13.0 to before 1.14.0 | 1.14.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go (Go) | before 1.14.0 | 1.14.0 | Patch available | GHSA-w6r9-248c-frg8 |
- amqp091-go Vendorrabbitmq Affected 1.13.0 to before 1.14.0 Fixed in 1.14.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.14.0 Fixed in 1.14.0 Patch available GHSA-w6r9-248c-frg8
Remediation
Upgrade github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go to version 1.14.0. Red Hat fixes Red Hat Hardened Images in RHSA-2026:80217. The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Quay 3.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA amqp091-go (rabbitmq) Fixed in 1.14.0
- Fix · GHSA-w6r9-248c-frg8 github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go (Go) Fixed in 1.14.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:80217 Released 2026-10-09 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
- Red Hat Hardened Images opentelemetry-collector-contrib-0.162.0-0.2.hum1@aarch64, opentelemetry-collector-contrib-0.162.0-0.2.hum1@src, opentelemetry-collector-contrib-0.162.0-0.2.hum1@x86_64
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Quay 3 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:80217 |
Not affected: 6 products
- Cryostat 4
- Custom Metric Autoscaler operator for Red Hat Openshift
- Multicluster Global Hub
- OpenShift Serverless
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107386
- 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-w6r9-248c-frg8
- 2026-10-10 Fix available: RHSA-2026:80217 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-10 Fix available: Red Hat Hardened Images · Red Hat
- 2026-10-10 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-10 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go/security/advisories/GHSA-w6r9-248c-frg8
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go/pull/377
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go/commit/6723e8cff8710f0a6bf5fb4af375e285052535b3
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go/releases/tag/v1.14.0
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go
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Sources
- CVE-2026-107386 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-107386 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w6r9-248c-frg8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-107386 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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