ydb-platform ydb up to 24.4.4.2 contrib/libs/yajl memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ydb-platform ydb up to 24.4.4.2. Impacted is an unknown function in the library contrib/libs/yajl. Such manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-24825. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ydb-platform ydb up to 24.4.4.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library contrib/libs/yajl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in ydb-platform ydb (contrib/libs/yajl modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files yail_tree.C. This issue affects ydb: through 24.4.4.2.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-24825 since 01/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

01/27/2026 Advisory disclosed
01/27/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
01/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-24825 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-24825
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-342974

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2026 10:55
Changes: 01/27/2026 10:55 (73)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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