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Apache bRPC: Out-of-bounds read via non-object fields in Discovery naming-service reply parsing

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The Discovery naming-service reply parser in Apache bRPC (versions < 1.18.0) calls RapidJSON object-only accessors (FindMember) on JSON values without first validating that those values are objects. A malformed Discovery response whose data/service members or instances list contain non-object entries (e.g. a bare integer) triggers the RapidJSON object-access precondition on the client, reading memory out of bounds and potentially crashing the bRPC client. Root Cause: In src/brpc/policy/discovery_naming_service.cpp, DiscoveryNamingService::GetServers() and DiscoveryNames::ListDiscoveryNodes() access JSON values with member functions on non-object values. RapidJSON only defines these operations for object types; invoking them on a non-object violates the class invariant and results in undefined behavior (out-of-bounds read), commonly crashing the process. Affected Scenarios: An operator-configured (or compromised) Discovery backend returns a malformed /discovery/nodes or /discovery/fetchs response whose data/service/instance entries are not JSON objects, crashing any bRPC client that refreshes its server list. How to Fix: 1. Upgrade bRPC to version 1.18.0 or later, which fixes this issue. 2. Apply this patch: https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3533 The fix validates that the Discovery response data, per-service data, and instance entries are JSON objects (and skips non-object node/instance entries and rejects non-object data/service values) before calling member accessors.

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CVE-2026-87849

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Apache bRPC

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  {
    "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
    "product": "Apache bRPC",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "1.18.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:github/apache/brpc",
    "packageName": "apache/brpc",
    "collectionURL": "https://github.com",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
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