Heap-based Buffer Overflow The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package thrift (opens in a new tab)
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- published1 Aug 2026
- disclosed27 Jul 2026
Introduced: 27 Jul 2026
CVE-2026-55971 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Red Hat security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for RHEL:10.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thrift package and not the thrift package as distributed by RHEL.
Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache Thrift C++ bindings.
This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.24.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.24.0, which fixes the issue.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2507448
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-55971
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49837
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/7v3jhgwfbmhx42424phydlnzb109g8b9
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/xjs36m6kjxpmrmzwck636msg3nvoqnmx
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/24/42