CVE-2026-122129

NameCVE-2026-122129
DescriptionCESNET ipfixcol2 2.7.1 before 2.9.0 contains a memory allocation vulnerability in Lz4Decoder::read_start_header() that allows unauthenticated attackers to exhaust memory by declaring unbounded ring buffer sizes. Attackers can open TCP connections sending LZ4 start headers with very large buffer sizes, forcing up to 4 GiB allocations per connection and denying collector service.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
ipfixcol2 (PTS)forky, sid2.9.0-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
ipfixcol2source(unstable)2.9.0-1

Notes

Fixed by: https://github.com/CESNET/ipfixcol2/commit/1a199033eff847941353c5c039cb806a9ad8aa6f (v2.9.0)

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