Eclipse ThreadX module thread deletion leaks privileged kernel stacks
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Eclipse ThreadX from 6.0.1 through 6.5.1.202602a is affected. Deleting a user-mode module thread releases only the thread's control block, so the privileged kernel stack allocated for it stays in the shared object pool until the whole module is stopped (CWE-772). A loaded module that repeatedly creates, terminates and deletes threads can exhaust that pool, which blocks creation of kernel objects and user-mode threads across the system.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
One logical thread of a user-mode ThreadX module costs the Module Manager's shared object pool two allocations, not one. The module asks for a `TX_THREAD` control block through `txm_module_object_allocate`; `_txm_module_manager_thread_create` then takes a second allocation of `TXM_MODULE_KERNEL_STACK_SIZE` bytes for the privileged kernel stack that thread's system calls run on, and records it in the control block. Both come from `_txm_module_manager_object_pool` and both are linked onto the module's allocation list. The Module Manager's thread-delete dispatcher released only the first. The kernel stack stayed allocated until the whole module was stopped, so a module that creates, terminates and deletes threads in a loop — every state transition valid, every service returning `TX_SUCCESS` — removed a fixed block from a finite pool shared by the manager and by every other loaded module, on every cycle, for as long as it stayed loaded. Once the pool is exhausted, no memory-protected module can create any kernel object and no user-mode module thread can be created anywhere in the system. Vulnerable function: `_txm_module_manager_tx_thread_delete_dispatch`, in `common_modules/module_manager/inc/txm_module_manager_dispatch.h`.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse ThreadX | 6.0.1 – 6.5.1.202602a | 6.5.2.202603 | Patch available | CNA |
- Eclipse ThreadX VendorEclipse Foundation Affected 6.0.1 – 6.5.1.202602a Fixed in 6.5.2.202603 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Eclipse ThreadX 6.5.2.202603 fixes this.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Eclipse ThreadX (Eclipse Foundation) Fixed in 6.5.2.202603
Timeline
- 2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-95108
- 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-20 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
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