Bug 2553103 (CVE-2026-109855) - CVE-2026-109855 undici: undici: Denial of Service via failed HTTP/2 WebSocket handshake
Summary: CVE-2026-109855 undici: undici: Denial of Service via failed HTTP/2 WebSocket...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-109855
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-10-15 08:34 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-16 12:09 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-15 08:34:33 UTC
undici is an HTTP client library for Node.js. In versions 8.11.0 and 8.11.1, its experimental WebSocket client, which is enabled by default when HTTP/2 is allowed, mishandles a failed WebSocket handshake over HTTP/2: the request is already marked completed, so the abort becomes a no-op and the underlying HTTP/2 stream is left open with no error listener. When a malicious server then destroys the connection, the orphaned stream emits an unhandled error and the Node.js process exits. A remote, unauthenticated server can therefore crash any client that opens a WebSocket to it over HTTP/2, resulting in a denial of service. The issue is fixed in undici 8.11.2, and users should upgrade to 8.11.2 or later. As a workaround, set allowH2 to false to disable HTTP/2 for WebSocket connections, or avoid opening WebSocket connections to untrusted servers.


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