CVE-2024-10270: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
A vulnerability was found in the Keycloak-services package. If untrusted data is passed to the SearchQueryUtils method, it could lead to a denial of service (DoS) scenario by exhausting system resources due to a Regex complexity.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability in Keycloak-services arises from inefficient regular expression processing in the SearchQueryUtils method. When untrusted input is processed, the regex complexity can lead to excessive resource consumption, resulting in a denial of service. This issue affects versions including 0 and 25.0.0 as explicitly stated. Red Hat has published multiple advisories (RHSA-2024:10175, RHSA-2024:10176, among others) providing updated Keycloak 24.0.9 images that include fixes for this and other related vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause denial of service by exhausting system resources, impacting availability of the Keycloak authentication service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity reported. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Keycloak 24.0.9 images containing fixes for CVE-2024-10270. Users should apply these official updates as provided in the Red Hat advisories (e.g., RHSA-2024:10175 and RHSA-2024:10176). Before updating, back up existing installations including configurations and databases. Patch status is confirmed as fixed in the updated Keycloak 24.0.9 release. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
CVE-2024-10270: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
Description
A vulnerability was found in the Keycloak-services package. If untrusted data is passed to the SearchQueryUtils method, it could lead to a denial of service (DoS) scenario by exhausting system resources due to a Regex complexity.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability in Keycloak-services arises from inefficient regular expression processing in the SearchQueryUtils method. When untrusted input is processed, the regex complexity can lead to excessive resource consumption, resulting in a denial of service. This issue affects versions including 0 and 25.0.0 as explicitly stated. Red Hat has published multiple advisories (RHSA-2024:10175, RHSA-2024:10176, among others) providing updated Keycloak 24.0.9 images that include fixes for this and other related vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause denial of service by exhausting system resources, impacting availability of the Keycloak authentication service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity reported. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Keycloak 24.0.9 images containing fixes for CVE-2024-10270. Users should apply these official updates as provided in the Red Hat advisories (e.g., RHSA-2024:10175 and RHSA-2024:10176). Before updating, back up existing installations including configurations and databases. Patch status is confirmed as fixed in the updated Keycloak 24.0.9 release. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2024-10-23T02:00:58.671Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10175","vendor":"Red Hat"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10176","vendor":"Red Hat"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10177","vendor":"Red Hat"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10178","vendor":"Red Hat"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-10270","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 691362a4f922b639ab5baf7d
Added to database: 11/11/2025, 16:21:56 UTC
Last enriched: 08/04/2026, 13:09:06 UTC
Last updated: 08/21/2026, 22:52:02 UTC
Views: 281
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