OW2 ASM 5.0 before 9.11 Excessive Memory Allocation via BootstrapMethods Attribute
CVE-2026-110257 is fixed in asm on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-110257 (version 9.11.1-1), released October 24, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
OW2 ASM 5.0 before 9.11 contains an excessive memory allocation vulnerability in ClassReader.readBootstrapMethodsAttribute() that sizes an int array from num_bootstrap_methods without validating attribute_length. Attackers can supply a crafted class file of about 100 bytes that forces roughly 2 GB allocation, causing an OutOfMemoryError that crashes the JVM or consuming thread.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| asm · Debian 14 | 9.11.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-110257 | Oct 24, 2026 |
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