GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven
GHSA-8f3q-3jmv-7prw Http4s Ember HTTP/2 has an unbounded outbound frame queue
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-69213
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Packages
- org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12, org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13, org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Reviewed
- 2026-09-15
Affected packages
• Maven org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.12: < 0.23.35 → fixed in 0.23.35
• Maven org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13: < 0.23.35 → fixed in 0.23.35
• Maven org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3: < 0.23.35 → fixed in 0.23.35
• Maven org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_3: >= 1.0.0-M1, < 1.0.0-M47 → fixed in 1.0.0-M47
• Maven org.http4s:http4s-ember-core_2.13: >= 1.0.0-M1, < 1.0.0-M47 → fixed in 1.0.0-M47
Description
Ember's HTTP/2 connection serializes all outgoing frames through a single unbounded queue drained by one writer fiber (`writeLoop`). When the write side stalls, any frames the connection keeps producing accumulate in that queue without limit. The peer can drive this cheaply because the connection emits a control frame in response to inbound frames it does not flow-control: one `PING` ACK per `PING`, one `SETTINGS` ACK per `SETTINGS`, and a `WINDOW_UPDATE` per inbound DATA. A single unauthenticated connection can therefore exhaust heap and OOM the process.
This affects an ember server (malicious client) and an ember client (malicious/compromised server that floods the client and stops reading its ACKs).
Impact
Unauthenticated remote denial of service (OOM) against any ember server built `.withHttp2`, from a single connection, at negligible attacker cost (tiny control frames). Also affects an ember client talking to a hostile HTTP/2 server.
Preconditions
• Ember server or client built `.withHttp2`, speaking to a hostile or compromised peer.
Workarounds
• Disable HTTP/2 (do not call `.withHttp2`).
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-69213 Http4s is a Scala interface for HTTP services. vulnerability
References
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/security/advisories/GHSA-8f3q-3jmv-7prw web
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/commit/13fe24d6440bde2f1eb70121486cf59c278e6bae web
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s package
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/releases/tag/v0.23.35 web
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/releases/tag/v1.0.0-M47 web