GHSA-j35p-q24r-5367 — ckb
GHSA-j35p-q24r-5367 is a security vulnerability in ckb. A fix is available for ckb — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Dep Group Remote Memory Exhaustion (Denial of Service) in ckb
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Impact
A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust ckb process memory of an affected node.
Patches
Upgrade to 0.43.1 or later.
References
After resolving the outpoints of one dep group, we put the corresponding content into a vec ( https://github.com/nervosnetwork/ckb/blob/v0.42.0/util/types/src/core/cell.rs#L600-L617 ), there is a vulnerability to a memory dos attack because there is no determination of whether the outpoints is duplicated.
PoC:
before send dos tx rss:
105700
after rss:
2306932
DoS cost: 25.6 KB * 150 + dep_tx out_points capacity ( 36 * 150 * 100 = 540000 ) = 4380000 CKB Send 50 dos_tx, memory exhausted: (25.6 KB * 150 * 100) * 50 = 19.2 GB
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | ckb | all versions | 0.43.1cargo update -p ckb --precise 0.43.1 |
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 0.43.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-j35p-q24r-5367 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-j35p-q24r-5367 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-j35p-q24r-5367. 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-j35p-q24r-5367 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-j35p-q24r-5367 across crates.io dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.