Red Hat Infinispan Ickle query parser stack-based overflow

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4.3$5k-$25k1.87

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Red Hat Infinispan. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Ickle query parser. The manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-119542. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Red Hat Infinispan (version unknown). Affected is an unknown function of the component Ickle query parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

A flaw was found in the Ickle query parser in Infinispan. A query containing deeply nested predicates can cause recursive parsing to exhaust the Java thread stack and throw an uncaught StackOverflowError. An authenticated user with BULK_READ permission who can submit a cache query may trigger the issue, potentially affecting availability.

The advisory is available at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-119542 since 10/30/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/30/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/30/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/30/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
10/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CNA: redhat
CVE: CVE-2026-119542 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-119542
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-429114

Entryinfo

Created: 10/30/2026 15:18
Changes: 10/30/2026 15:18 (60)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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