GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go

GHSA-fj69-23m4-ccvv Elasticsearch Packetbeat has Excessive Allocation of Memory and CPU via Malicious IPv4 Fragments

HIGH Published 2025-12-19 Modified 2025-12-20 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2025-68388
Ecosystem
Go
Packages
github.com/elastic/beats, github.com/elastic/beats/v7
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-770
Reviewed
2025-12-20

Affected packages

• Go github.com/elastic/beats: >= 8.6.0, < 8.19.9 → fixed in 8.19.9 • Go github.com/elastic/beats: >= 9.0.0, < 9.1.9 → fixed in 9.1.9 • Go github.com/elastic/beats: >= 9.2.0, < 9.2.3 → fixed in 9.2.3 • Go github.com/elastic/beats/v7: < 7.0.0-alpha2.0.20251209162832-28cfc80d2f4e → fixed in 7.0.0-alpha2.0.20251209162832-28cfc80d2f4e

Description

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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2025-68388 Allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause excessive allocation… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling weakness

References