GHSA-fj69-23m4-ccvv

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    GHSA-fj69-23m4-ccvv

    Published: 19 Dec 2025Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: Elasticsearch Packetbeat has Excessive Allocation of Memory and CPU via Malicious IPv4 Fragments

    Details: Allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause excessive allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and CPU via the integration of malicious IPv4 fragments, leading to denial-of-service in Packetbeat.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68388, https://github.com/elastic/beats/commit/28cfc80d2f4e80bfd1c72eb3f849d777751ab870, https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-8-19-9-9-1-9-and-9-2-3-security-update-esa-2025-29/384177, https://github.com/elastic/beats

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: github.com/elastic/beats

    Purl: pkg:golang/github.com/elastic/beats

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 8.6.0
    Fixed -8.19.9

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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