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CVE-2026-39304GHSA-5568-6QCG-G7FXBIT-ACTIVEMQ-2026-39304

Apache ActiveMQ Client, Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ: Incorrect handling of TLSv1.3 KeyUpdate can be exploited to cause DoS via OOM

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published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 5.19.4, 6.2.4
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Denial of Service via Out of Memory vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Client, Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ. ActiveMQ NIO SSL transports do not correctly handle TLSv1.3 handshake KeyUpdates triggered by clients. This makes it possible for a client to rapidly trigger updates which causes the broker to exhaust all its memory in the SSL engine leading to DoS. Note: TLS versions before TLSv1.3 (such as TLSv1.2) are broken but are not vulnerable to OOM. Previous TLS versions require a full handshake renegotiation which causes a connection to hang but not OOM. This is fixed as well. This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Client: before 5.19.4, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ Broker: before 5.19.4, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.4, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.4 or 5.19.5, which fixes the issue.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • org.apache.activemq:activemq-client

    fixed in 5.19.4; From 6.0.0 · fixed in 6.2.4

  • org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker

    fixed in 5.19.4; From 6.0.0 · fixed in 6.2.4

  • org.apache.activemq:activemq-all

    fixed in 5.19.4; From 6.0.0 · fixed in 6.2.4

  • org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq

    fixed in 5.19.4; From 6.0.0 · fixed in 6.2.4

  • org.apache.activemq:activemq-clientMaven

    fixed in 5.19.4

  • org.apache.activemq:activemq-clientMaven

    From 6.0.0 · fixed in 6.2.4

  • org.apache.activemq:activemq-brokerMaven

    fixed in 5.19.4

  • org.apache.activemq:activemq-brokerMaven

    From 6.0.0 · fixed in 6.2.4

  • org.apache.activemq:activemq-allMaven

    fixed in 5.19.4

  • org.apache.activemq:activemq-allMaven

    From 6.0.0 · fixed in 6.2.4

  • org.apache.activemq:apache-activemqMaven

    fixed in 5.19.4

  • org.apache.activemq:apache-activemqMaven

    From 6.0.0 · fixed in 6.2.4

References 1

activemq.apache.org