SmallRye Fault Tolerance out-of-memory (OOM) issue
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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | io.smallrye:smallrye-fault-tolerance-core | >= 6.3.0, < 6.4.2, >= 6.5.0, < 6.9.0 | 6.4.2, 6.9.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2240
- 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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3376
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3541
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3543
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2240
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2351452
- https://github.com/smallrye/smallrye-fault-tolerance
- https://smallrye.io/blog/fault-tolerance-6-9-0
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-1325- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
io.smallrye:smallrye-fault-tolerance-core- Disclosed
- 12.03.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gfh6-3pqw-x2j4 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: io.smallrye:smallrye-fault-tolerance-core
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