Wildfly has a memory leak vulnerability
A flaw was found in Wildfly affecting versions 19.0.0.Final, 19.1.0.Final, 20.0.0.Final, 20.0.1.Final, and 21.0.0.Final. When an application uses the OpenTracing API's java-interceptors, there is a possibility of a memory leak. This flaw allows an attacker to impact the availability of the server. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.wildfly:wildfly-parent | >= 19.0.0.Final, < 21.0.2.Final, >= 22.0.0.Alpha1, < 22.0.0.Beta1 | 21.0.2.Final, 22.0.0.Beta1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27822
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly/pull/13749
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly/pull/13779
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly/commit/67ef84fd7aab789a535b137e5e506fd29d212455
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly/commit/c8b02f6a0605f4e2abfeaf21d28b7fe76171004b
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1904060
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly
- https://issues.redhat.com/browse/WFLY-14094
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-401- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.wildfly:wildfly-parent- Disclosed
- 24.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-qx3p-9mmp-4v8h - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.wildfly:wildfly-parent
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 6
- First → latest
- 05.2021 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 3
- Medium 2
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 5
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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