CVE 7.5 HIGH

vm2: Host Process OOM DoS via Buffer.alloc (Timeout Bypass)_CVE-2026-44004

7.5 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

vm2 is an open source vm/sandbox for Node.js. Prior to 3.11.0, sandboxed code can call Buffer.alloc() with an arbitrary size to allocate memory directly on the host heap. Because Buffer.alloc is a synchronous C++ native call, vm2's timeout option cannot interrupt it. A single request can exhaust host memory and crash the process with a FATAL ERROR: Reached heap limit. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.11.0.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-44004
Source GitHub_M
Published May 13, 2026 at 17:31

Affected Product

Vendor patriksimek
Product vm2
Version < 3.11.0
Affected Versions patriksimek vm2 < 3.11.0

CWE Classification

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