Description
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value (CWE-789) in the Prometheus remote_write HTTP handler in Metricbeat can lead Denial of Service via Excessive Allocation (CAPEC-130).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Metricbeat | 8.0.0 – ≤ 8.19.12 | — |
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 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/elastic/beats | all versions | — | GO-2026-4790 |
| Go | github.com/elastic/beats/v7 | < 7.0.0-alpha2.0.20260112100137-de072c4e371e | 7.0.0-alpha2.0.20260112100137-de072c4e371e | GHSA-5vrw-qjxw-89r5 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 31, 2026