Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting maven3.9-lib package, versions <0:3.9.16-0.5.hum1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-MAVEN39LIB-21339513
  • published21 Oct 2026
  • disclosed18 Oct 2026

Introduced: 18 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-112046  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 maven3.9-lib to version 0:3.9.16-0.5.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:86201.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream maven3.9-lib package and not the maven3.9-lib package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

OW2 ASM 9.11 before 9.11.1 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in Label.resolve() caused by 16-bit forward-reference offsets truncating when rewritten methods exceed 64 KB. Attackers can supply crafted class files whose transformed code grows past 65535 bytes, hanging ClassReader.accept() and denying service to build tools, instrumenters, agents, or analyzers.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1