Description
OW2 ASM 1.4.3 before 9.11 contains an excessive resource consumption vulnerability in Analyzer.analyze() that allows attackers to exhaust memory and CPU via crafted class files. Attackers can supply class files analysed through BasicVerifier, SimpleVerifier or SourceInterpreter to trigger unbounded per-instruction Frame allocation and fix point iterations, causing denial of service.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OW2 | ASM | 1.4.3 – < 9.11 | 9.11 |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | asm | 9.11.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | asm | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | asm | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | asm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | asm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | asm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | asm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | asm | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | asm | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | javapackages-bootstrap | No fix yet | — |
| Azure Linux 3 | objectweb-asm | 9.11.1-1 | — |
References
- https://gitlab.ow2.org/asm/asm/-/merge_requests/468 patch
- https://gitlab.ow2.org/asm/asm/-/commit/4632a2283f1192fd0e93035661b49568a7cb8b6c patch
- https://gitlab.ow2.org/asm/asm/-/blob/ASM_9_10_1/asm-analysis/src/main/java/org/objectweb/asm/tree/analysis/Analyzer.java#L150 technical-description
- ASM 9.11 Release Notes release-notes
- VulnCheck Advisory: OW2 ASM 1.4.3 before 9.11 Excessive Resource Consumption via Analyzer third-party-advisory