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CVE-2026-2229
high
Description
ImpactThe undici WebSocket client is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack due to improper validation of the server_max_window_bits parameter in the permessage-deflate extension. When a WebSocket client connects to a server, it automatically advertises support for permessage-deflate compression. A malicious server can respond with an out-of-range server_max_window_bits value (outside zlib's valid range of 8-15). When the server subsequently sends a compressed frame, the client attempts to create a zlib InflateRaw instance with the invalid windowBits value, causing a synchronous RangeError exception that is not caught, resulting in immediate process termination. The vulnerability exists because: * The isValidClientWindowBits() function only validates that the value contains ASCII digits, not that it falls within the valid range 8-15 * The createInflateRaw() call is not wrapped in a try-catch block * The resulting exception propagates up through the call stack and crashes the Node.js process
References
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-2229.json
https://nodejs.org/api/zlib.html#class-zlibinflateraw
https://hackerone.com/reports/3487486
https://github.com/nodejs/undici/security/advisories/GHSA-v9p9-hfj2-hcw8
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7692
https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2447143
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2229
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9742
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7983
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7675
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7670
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7350
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7310
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7302
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7123
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7080
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5807
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34342
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21931
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21772