CVE-2026-59654: CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Apache Software Foundation Apache CloudStack
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in Apache CloudStack's scoped global configuration functionality. It affects different modules and plugins of the CloudStack management server, including Quota, Host-HA, etc., and may lead to eventual denial of service (DoS) scenario for the management server. This issue affects Apache CloudStack: from 4.7.0 through 4.20.3.0 and from 4.21.0.0 through 4.22.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.20.3.1 or 4.22.1.1 or later, which fixes the issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-772) in Apache CloudStack involves missing release of resources after their effective lifetime within the scoped global configuration functionality. It affects multiple modules and plugins of the CloudStack management server, including Quota and Host-HA. The flaw can lead to resource exhaustion resulting in a denial of service condition on the management server. The affected versions are 4.7.0 through 4.20.3.0 and 4.21.0.0 through 4.22.1.0. The vendor has addressed the issue in versions 4.20.3.1 and 4.22.1.1 or later.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability may cause an eventual denial of service on the Apache CloudStack management server by exhausting resources that are not properly released after their effective lifetime. This can degrade or interrupt management server operations, impacting cloud infrastructure management.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache CloudStack to version 4.20.3.1, 4.22.1.1, or later to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's versioning recommendations.
CVE-2026-59654: CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Apache Software Foundation Apache CloudStack
Description
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in Apache CloudStack's scoped global configuration functionality. It affects different modules and plugins of the CloudStack management server, including Quota, Host-HA, etc., and may lead to eventual denial of service (DoS) scenario for the management server. This issue affects Apache CloudStack: from 4.7.0 through 4.20.3.0 and from 4.21.0.0 through 4.22.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.20.3.1 or 4.22.1.1 or later, which fixes the issue.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.8medium
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-772) in Apache CloudStack involves missing release of resources after their effective lifetime within the scoped global configuration functionality. It affects multiple modules and plugins of the CloudStack management server, including Quota and Host-HA. The flaw can lead to resource exhaustion resulting in a denial of service condition on the management server. The affected versions are 4.7.0 through 4.20.3.0 and 4.21.0.0 through 4.22.1.0. The vendor has addressed the issue in versions 4.20.3.1 and 4.22.1.1 or later.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability may cause an eventual denial of service on the Apache CloudStack management server by exhausting resources that are not properly released after their effective lifetime. This can degrade or interrupt management server operations, impacting cloud infrastructure management.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache CloudStack to version 4.20.3.1, 4.22.1.1, or later to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's versioning recommendations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-06T07:58:04.253Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a884a1dacd9273b4927bb50
Added to database: 08/21/2026, 12:52:45 UTC
Last enriched: 08/21/2026, 13:07:09 UTC
Last updated: 08/21/2026, 14:23:34 UTC
Views: 5
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