Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime Affecting org.apache.karaf:org.apache.karaf.util package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEKARAF-20186822
  • published28 Sept 2026
  • disclosed17 Sept 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 17 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-92230  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

org.apache.karaf:org.apache.karaf.util is a modern and polymorphic applications container. It's a lightweight, powered, and enterprise ready container powered by OSGi

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime due to improper release of ClassLoader references via static ThreadLocal caching. An attacker can cause unbounded memory consumption and service disruption by repeatedly installing, updating, or refreshing bundles or features, which prevents garbage collection of ClassLoader instances.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1