Security update for jline3
This security update for jline3 addresses two unauthenticated remote denial-of-service vulnerabilities related to Telnet protocol handling. The first vulnerability (CVE-2026-56740) involves remote memory exhaustion via unbounded Telnet NEW-ENVIRON variables. The second (CVE-2026-56741) involves remote denial-of-service via unbounded Telnet NAWS Terminal Geometry. The update also includes fixes for catastrophic regex backtracking and security hardening improvements such as secure file permissions.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The jline3 update to version 3.30.15 fixes two unauthenticated remote denial-of-service vulnerabilities in Telnet handling: CVE-2026-56740 allows remote memory exhaustion through unbounded NEW-ENVIRON variables, and CVE-2026-56741 allows remote DoS via unbounded NAWS Terminal Geometry. Additional fixes include protection against catastrophic regex backtracking by enforcing timeouts during regex matching, and security hardening measures like creating persisted history files with owner-only permissions and exclusive creation of native library temp files. These fixes address multiple related security advisories and improve overall robustness against denial-of-service attacks.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to cause denial-of-service conditions on affected systems by exhausting memory or triggering excessive processing via crafted Telnet input. This can disrupt service availability and potentially impact system stability. No information about code execution or data compromise is provided.
Mitigation Recommendations
Update jline3 to version 3.30.15 or later, which includes fixes for the described vulnerabilities and additional security hardening. No other mitigation is indicated or required as the update addresses the issues directly.
Security update for jline3
Description
This security update for jline3 addresses two unauthenticated remote denial-of-service vulnerabilities related to Telnet protocol handling. The first vulnerability (CVE-2026-56740) involves remote memory exhaustion via unbounded Telnet NEW-ENVIRON variables. The second (CVE-2026-56741) involves remote denial-of-service via unbounded Telnet NAWS Terminal Geometry. The update also includes fixes for catastrophic regex backtracking and security hardening improvements such as secure file permissions.
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The jline3 update to version 3.30.15 fixes two unauthenticated remote denial-of-service vulnerabilities in Telnet handling: CVE-2026-56740 allows remote memory exhaustion through unbounded NEW-ENVIRON variables, and CVE-2026-56741 allows remote DoS via unbounded NAWS Terminal Geometry. Additional fixes include protection against catastrophic regex backtracking by enforcing timeouts during regex matching, and security hardening measures like creating persisted history files with owner-only permissions and exclusive creation of native library temp files. These fixes address multiple related security advisories and improve overall robustness against denial-of-service attacks.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to cause denial-of-service conditions on affected systems by exhausting memory or triggering excessive processing via crafted Telnet input. This can disrupt service availability and potentially impact system stability. No information about code execution or data compromise is provided.
Mitigation Recommendations
Update jline3 to version 3.30.15 or later, which includes fixes for the described vulnerabilities and additional security hardening. No other mitigation is indicated or required as the update addresses the issues directly.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- SUSE Product Security Team
- Advisory Id
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21423-1
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-56741"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aab496955bf5e2cf5990d07
Added to database: 09/17/2026, 01:59:05 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 02:11:22 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 02:11:22 UTC
Views: 2
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