Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime Affecting emqx/nanomq package, versions [,0.22.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-EMQXNANOMQ-11172935
  • published29 Jul 2025
  • disclosed14 Jul 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 14 Jul 2025

CVE-2024-42649  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade emqx/nanomq to version 0.22.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime via the PUBLISH process. An attacker can exhaust system memory and disrupt service availability by sending specially crafted messages.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1