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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-36124 · published 9 August 2022

CVE-2022-36124: Apache avro allocation without limits vulnerability

Apache · Avro

It is possible for a Reader to consume memory beyond the allowed constraints and thus lead to out of memory on the system. This issue affects Rust applications using Apache Avro Rust SDK prior to 0.14.0 (previously known as avro-rs). Users should update to apache-avro version 0.14.0 which addresses this issue.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.4% · top 27.9% CWE-770 · Allocation without limits
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
23 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

It is possible for a Reader to consume memory beyond the allowed constraints and thus lead to out of memory on the system. This issue affects Rust applications using Apache Avro Rust SDK prior to 0.14.0 (previously known as avro-rs). Users should update to apache-avro version 0.14.0 which addresses this issue.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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https://lists.apache.org/thread/kj429rzo1xxjgz058qqqg0y7c0p512zo Mailing ListVendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/kj429rzo1xxjgz058qqqg0y7c0p512zo Mailing ListVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-36124), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.