CVE-2026-48141: CWE-401 Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in NI grpc-device
There is a memory leak in NI grpc-device BeginSidebandStream that may result in denial of service due to memory exhaustion. This affects NI grpc-device 2.17.0 and prior versions.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-48141 describes a memory leak in the BeginSidebandStream function of NI grpc-device versions before 2.17.1. The leak occurs due to failure to release allocated memory after its effective lifetime, which may cause the application to consume excessive memory and potentially result in denial of service. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or integrity but affects availability. No official patch or remediation level has been provided by the vendor as of the published date.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause denial of service by exhausting system memory, impacting the availability of the NI grpc-device service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, monitor resource usage of the affected service and consider restarting the service periodically to mitigate memory exhaustion effects.
CVE-2026-48141: CWE-401 Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in NI grpc-device
Description
There is a memory leak in NI grpc-device BeginSidebandStream that may result in denial of service due to memory exhaustion. This affects NI grpc-device 2.17.0 and prior versions.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-48141 describes a memory leak in the BeginSidebandStream function of NI grpc-device versions before 2.17.1. The leak occurs due to failure to release allocated memory after its effective lifetime, which may cause the application to consume excessive memory and potentially result in denial of service. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or integrity but affects availability. No official patch or remediation level has been provided by the vendor as of the published date.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause denial of service by exhausting system memory, impacting the availability of the NI grpc-device service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, monitor resource usage of the affected service and consider restarting the service periodically to mitigate memory exhaustion effects.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- NI
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-20T19:51:56.936Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a354cc5f198dc38c15875c1
Added to database: 06/19/2026, 14:05:57 UTC
Last enriched: 06/26/2026, 15:11:16 UTC
Last updated: 08/03/2026, 07:17:57 UTC
Views: 77
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