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Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Nov 10, 2026 20:44:52 UTC

CVE-2026-126072

Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding to web requests. Prior to 8.1.4.1 and 8.0.5.2, ActionController::Live::Buffer#close pushes its end-of-stream marker onto the response's bounded queue while it holds the buffer's monitor. When the client has stopped reading and the queue is full, the push blocks, and Buffer#abort, which runs when the client disconnects or a write times out, waits indefinitely for the same monitor. Each such response could permanently hold a web server thread and its ActionController::Live thread, possibly resulting in a DoS vulnerability through thread exhaustion. Applications that stream responses with ActionController::Live, including send_stream, are affected. Applications that serve large files through Active Storage proxy mode are exposed to unauthenticated clients. This issue is fixed in versions 8.1.4.1 and 8.0.5.2.

Base score5.9/ 10
SeverityMediumCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes
Base severityMedium
Attack vectorNetworkAV
Attack complexityHighAC
Privileges requiredNonePR
User interactionNoneUI
ScopeUnchangedS
Confidentiality impactNoneC
Integrity impactNoneI
Availability impactHighA
CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Last updatedNov 14, 2026 03:06:53 UTC
PublishedNov 10, 2026 20:44:52 UTC
ReservedNov 10, 2026 17:07:43 UTC