open-telemetry opentelemetry-ebpf-instrumentation up to 0.8.x out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in open-telemetry opentelemetry-ebpf-instrumentation up to 0.8.x. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-45681. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in open-telemetry opentelemetry-ebpf-instrumentation up to 0.8.x. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation provides eBPF instrumentation based on the OpenTelemetry standard. Prior to version 0.9.0, the per-CPU message-buffer fallback path uses a 256-byte backup buffer but preserves the original payload size, which can be up to 8KB. If a CPU mismatch occurs, OBI can read beyond the fallback buffer and leak adjacent memory into telemetry. This issue has been patched in version 0.9.0.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-45681 since 05/12/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 0.9.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.9
CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: opentelemetry-ebpf-instrumentation 0.9.0

Timelineinfo

05/12/2026 CVE reserved
06/02/2026 +21 days Advisory disclosed
06/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-r6c9-g6q5-qrf9
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-45681 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-45681
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-367990

Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2026 19:30
Changes: 06/02/2026 19:30 (65)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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