Red HatCVE-2026-71218
Red Hat iperf3: resource exhaustion
Medium5.3CVE-2026-71218 · Published Aug 11, 2026 · updated Aug 14, 2026
A flaw was found in iperf3. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the `JSON_read()` function, which accepts a peer-controlled message length and allocates memory without an upper bound. This allows the attacker to trigger excessive memory consumption, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) through memory exhaustion, severe slowdown, or termination of the iperf3 service.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-789
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