CVE-2026-78058
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Description
Uncontrolled resource consumption in the HTTP/2 (h2) receive path of Apache bRPC (version < 1.18.0) on all platforms allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to crash the server or grow its memory without bound by sending crafted HTTP/2 frames. Root Cause: The h2 parser, enabled by default on every bRPC server port and used by h2/gRPC clients, trusts the peer to respect receive-side limits that bRPC advertises but never enforces: 1. SETTINGS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS defaulted to unlimited and was never checked on the server, letting a peer pin an unbounded number of pending streams per connection (~100x memory amplification). 2. SETTINGS_MAX_HEADER_LIST_SIZE defaulted to unlimited and was never enforced; 1-byte HPACK indexed references amplify a small HEADERS frame ~4000x into an unbounded decoded header list ("HPACK bomb"), and a never-completed HEADERS/CONTINUATION block accumulates memory without limit. 3. Control-frame acks (PING/SETTINGS acks, RST_STREAM, GOAWAY, WINDOW_UPDATE) unconditionally bypassed the -socket_max_unwritten_bytes write cap, so a PING flood combined with withheld TCP reads grew the connection buffer without the documented bound. 4. The HPACK dynamic table size update was validated against the protocol default (4096) instead of the advertised SETTINGS_HEADER_TABLE_SIZE, which together with the dynamic-table queue/accounting issue can desynchronize the decoder and dereference NULL (crash). Affected scenarios: Any bRPC server serving HTTP/h2/gRPC to an untrusted network, and any bRPC h2/gRPC client connecting to an untrusted backend. The h2 parser runs before any Authenticator check on the shared port. How to fix: Upgrade bRPC, or apply the patch in https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3474. Note: After applying the fix the following limits are enforced by default: - max_concurrent_streams: 1024 per connection (4294967295 restores unlimited). - max_header_list_size: 1 MiB decoded size per stream (4294967295 restores unlimited; -h2_client_max_header_list_size for clients). - h2 control-frame acks respect -socket_max_unwritten_bytes (-h2_ack_ignore_eovercrowded restores the old behavior). Requests exceeding these limits are rejected (RST_STREAM(REFUSED_STREAM) or a connection error).
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{
"id": "CVE-2026-78058",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-21T12:17:23.373",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T20:10:00.160",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "Uncontrolled resource consumption in the HTTP/2 (h2) receive path of Apache bRPC (version < 1.18.0) on all platforms allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to crash the server or grow its memory without bound by sending crafted HTTP/2 frames.\n\nRoot Cause:\nThe h2 parser, enabled by default on every bRPC server port and used by h2/gRPC clients, trusts the peer to respect receive-side limits that bRPC advertises but never enforces:\n1. SETTINGS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS defaulted to unlimited and was never checked on the server, letting a peer pin an unbounded number of pending streams per connection (~100x memory amplification).\n2. SETTINGS_MAX_HEADER_LIST_SIZE defaulted to unlimited and was never enforced; 1-byte HPACK indexed references amplify a small HEADERS frame ~4000x into an unbounded decoded header list (\"HPACK bomb\"), and a never-completed HEADERS/CONTINUATION block accumulates memory without limit.\n3. Control-frame acks (PING/SETTINGS acks, RST_STREAM, GOAWAY, WINDOW_UPDATE) unconditionally bypassed the -socket_max_unwritten_bytes write cap, so a PING flood combined with withheld TCP reads grew the connection buffer without the documented bound.\n4. The HPACK dynamic table size update was validated against the protocol default (4096) instead of the advertised SETTINGS_HEADER_TABLE_SIZE, which together with the dynamic-table queue/accounting issue can desynchronize the decoder and dereference NULL (crash).\n\nAffected scenarios:\nAny bRPC server serving HTTP/h2/gRPC to an untrusted network, and any bRPC h2/gRPC client connecting to an untrusted backend. The h2 parser runs before any Authenticator check on the shared port.\n\nHow to fix: \nUpgrade bRPC, or apply the patch in https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3474.\n\nNote:\nAfter applying the fix the following limits are enforced by default:\n- max_concurrent_streams: 1024 per connection (4294967295 restores unlimited).\n- max_header_list_size: 1 MiB decoded size per stream (4294967295 restores unlimited; -h2_client_max_header_list_size for clients).\n- h2 control-frame acks respect -socket_max_unwritten_bytes (-h2_ack_ignore_eovercrowded restores the old behavior).\nRequests exceeding these limits are rejected (RST_STREAM(REFUSED_STREAM) or a connection error)."
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"lang": "es",
"value": "Consumo descontrolado de recursos en la ruta de recepción HTTP/2 (h2) de Apache bRPC (versiones anteriores a 1.18.0) en todas las plataformas permite a un atacante remoto no autenticado bloquear el servidor o aumentar su memoria sin límite mediante el envío de tramas HTTP/2 manipuladas.\\n\\nCausa raíz:\\nEl analizador h2, habilitado por defecto en cada puerto de servidor bRPC y usado por clientes h2/gRPC, confía en que el par respete los límites de recepción que bRPC anuncia pero nunca los hace cumplir:\\n1. SETTINGS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS se estableció por defecto como ilimitado y nunca se verificó en el servidor, permitiendo que un par fije un número ilimitado de flujos pendientes por conexión (~100× amplificación de memoria).\\n2. SETTINGS_MAX_HEADER_LIST_SIZE se estableció por defecto como ilimitado y nunca se aplicó; referencias indexadas HPACK de 1?byte amplifican un pequeño frame HEADERS ~4000× en una lista de encabezados decodificada ilimitada (“bomba HPACK”), y un bloque HEADERS/CONTINUATION nunca completado acumula memoria sin límite.\\n3. Los acuses de control de trama (PING/SETTINGS acks, RST_STREAM, GOAWAY, WINDOW_UPDATE) eluden incondicionalmente el límite de escritura -socket_max_unwritten_bytes, de modo que una inundación de PING combinada con lecturas TCP retenidas incrementa el búfer de la conexión sin el límite documentado.\\n4. La actualización del tamaño de la tabla dinámica HPACK se validó contra el valor predeterminado del protocolo (4096) en lugar del SETTINGS_HEADER_TABLE_SIZE anunciado, lo que junto con el problema de cola/contabilidad de la tabla dinámica puede desincronizar el decodificador y desreferenciar NULL (causando un bloqueo).\\n\\nEscenarios afectados:\\nCualquier servidor bRPC que ofrezca HTTP/h2/gRPC a una red no confiable, y cualquier cliente bRPC h2/gRPC que se conecte a un backend no confiable. El analizador h2 se ejecuta antes de cualquier verificación de Authenticator en el puerto compartido.\\n\\nCómo solucionar:\\nActualice bRPC, o aplique el parche en https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3474.\\n\\nNota:\\nDespués de aplicar la corrección, los siguientes límites se aplican por defecto:\\n- max_concurrent_streams: 1024 por conexión (4294967295 restaura ilimitado).\\n- max_header_list_size: 1?MiB de tamaño decodificado por flujo (4294967295 restaura ilimitado; -h2_client_max_header_list_size para clientes).\\n- Los acuses de control de trama h2 respetan -socket_max_unwritten_bytes (-h2_ack_ignore_eovercrowded restaura el comportamiento anterior).\\n\\nLas solicitudes que superen estos límites son rechazadas (RST_STREAM(REFUSED_STREAM) o error de conexión)."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
"product": "Apache bRPC",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"collectionURL": "https://github.com",
"packageName": "apache/brpc",
"packageURL": "pkg:github/apache/brpc",
"versions": [
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"version": "0",
"lessThan": "1.18.0",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Primary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-400"
},
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-476"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/2pf15ojj0vr7rtx95677kgtl1mx3gdgb",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}