GHSA-3gjh-29fv-8hr6 — ckb
GHSA-3gjh-29fv-8hr6 is a security vulnerability in ckb. A fix is available for ckb — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Nervos CKB Snappy decompress length can be very large and causes out of memory error
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Impact
Adversary can create message which compressed size is less than the package limit but the decompressed length is very large such as 1G. It will cost the node many memories to process the network messages, and on the system with less than 1G memory, the process is killed directly because of out of memory error.
Patches
The node must check the decompress length before allocating the memory for the message.
References
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | ckb | all versions | 0.34.2cargo update -p ckb --precise 0.34.2 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ckb, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update ckb to 0.34.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-3gjh-29fv-8hr6 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-3gjh-29fv-8hr6 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-3gjh-29fv-8hr6. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-3gjh-29fv-8hr6 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-3gjh-29fv-8hr6 across crates.io dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.