Out-of-Memory Crash via TLS Endpoint in RHCS (Java)
CVE-2026-12353 Published on July 23, 2026
Rhcs: memory leak during https connection leads to denial of service
An unauthenticated attacker could trigger an Out of Memory condition to crash the Java process for RHCS by repeatedly sending HTTP requests to the TLS endpoint. Depending on how the RHCS server is configured, a manual intervention to restart it may prove necessary.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-12353 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public. 63 days later.
Weakness Type
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
The software does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed. When a resource is not released after use, it can allow attackers to cause a denial of service by causing the allocation of resources without triggering their release. Frequently-affected resources include memory, CPU, disk space, power or battery, etc.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-12353
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