CVE-2024-21098 Denial of service in GraalVM

Low 3.7 Published 16 Apr 2024 Updated 15 Nov 2024

An unauthenticated attacker can cause a partial denial of service in Oracle GraalVM via network access, requiring upgrades to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2024-21098?

CVE-2024-21098 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Graalvm, published on 16 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Compiler). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.10, 21.0.2, 22; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.13 and 21.3.9. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21098?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Oracle Graalvm, Oracle Graalvm for Jdk.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21098?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-21098 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21098 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-JZ37836, GHSA-v6p9-97jc-949f, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-21098.