Description
Improper Validation of Array Index (CWE-129) exists in Metricbeat can allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service through Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153) via specially crafted, malformed payloads sent to the Graphite server metricset or Zookeeper server metricset. Additionally, Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) exists in the Prometheus helper module that can allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service through Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153) via specially crafted, malformed metric data.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Metricbeat | 7.0.0 – ≤ 7.17.29, 8.0.0 – ≤ 8.19.9, 9.0.0 – ≤ 9.1.9, 9.2.0 – ≤ 9.2.3 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260317T205859-150000.1.152.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:1042-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/elastic/beats | all versions | — | GO-2026-4360 |
| Go | github.com/elastic/beats/v7 | < 7.0.0-alpha2.0.20251217054608-6e42552a23ce | 7.0.0-alpha2.0.20251217054608-6e42552a23ce | GHSA-w2gr-585j-r428 |
| Go | github.com/elastic/beats/v7 | >= 8.0.0, < 8.19.10 | 8.19.10 | GHSA-w2gr-585j-r428 |
| Go | github.com/elastic/beats/v7 | >= 9.0.0, < 9.1.10 | 9.1.10 | GHSA-w2gr-585j-r428 |
| Go | github.com/elastic/beats/v7 | >= 9.2.0, < 9.2.4 | 9.2.4 | GHSA-w2gr-585j-r428 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 31, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:1042-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 26, 2026