CVE-2026-48496

OpenTelemetry eBPF Profiler is a production-scale agent for profiling applications across multiple programming languages. Starting in version 0.0.202527 and prior to version 0.0.202622, an unprivileged process can cause the profiler to open a nonregular mapping file, such as a FIFO, and block indefinitely, preventing further ELF analysis and causing a denial of service. Version 0.0.202622 contains a patch. No known workarounds are available.

CVSS v3 6.2 MEDIUM

6.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ebpf-profiler/commit/234b685cab31c2cb2f79e966caeab168bcc489e4
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ebpf-profiler/releases/tag/v0.0.202622
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ebpf-profiler/security/advisories/GHSA-f2r5-5m7w-p5cx

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-11 22:16

Updated : 2026-09-14 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-48496

Mitre link : CVE-2026-48496

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48496

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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