Bug 2524166 (CVE-2026-68763)

Summary:	CVE-2026-68763 org.apache.tomcat/tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Denial of Service via HTTP/2 allocation leak
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Priority:	high
Version:	unspecified	CC:	csutherl, dsoumis, jclere, jwon, pjindal, plodge, rhel-process-autobot, rmaucher, szappis, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in Apache Tomcat. This vulnerability, an uncontrolled resource consumption issue, arises from an allocation leak in the HTTP/2 backlog tracking when a stream is reset. A remote attacker could exploit this to cause a Denial of Service (DoS), making the server unresponsive or unavailable to users.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-25 22:11:21 UTC

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Tomcat via an allocation leak in the HTTP/2 backlog tracking when a stream is reset



This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.39 through 9.0.120.



The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are 
known to be affected: from 8.5.59 through 8.5.100. Other unsupported versions may also be affected.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58 or 9.0.121, which fix the issue.