vm2 before 3.11.6 Memory Exhaustion DoS via bufferAllocLimit Bypass

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  "id": "95712d7f6c6d6f8d2460be7ba2a2a28fc34343fa1059a643a09ae2294950a383",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-92961",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "vm2 before 3.11.6 Memory Exhaustion DoS via bufferAllocLimit Bypass",
    "summary": "vm2 before 3.11.6 fails to enforce bufferAllocLimit on ArrayBuffer, SharedArrayBuffer, and TypedArray constructors, allowing attackers to allocate arbitrary host memory. Attackers can bypass the buffer allocation cap by using these V8 intrinsics to exhaust host process memory and trigger out-of-memory conditions.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-92961",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2026-92961",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2026-92961",
        "GHSA-v836-6xw4-9cx3"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V4",
          "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
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                  "fixed": "a5b31cd9c01b37139aa9c71df1c691a6d1b440f9"
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                      },
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                        "fixed": "3.11.6"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
                    "strategy": "StandardRange"
                  },
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                    "range": [
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                        "introduced": "2"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "3.11.6"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "DESCRIPTION"
                  }
                ]
              }
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          ],
          "versions": [
            "v3.11.5",
            "v3.11.4",
            "v3.11.3",
            "v3.11.2",
            "v3.11.1",
            "v3.11.0",
            "v3.10.5",
            "v3.10.4",
            "v3.10.3",
            "v3.10.2",
            "v3.10.1",
            "v3.10.0",
            "3.9.19",
            "3.9.18",
            "3.9.17",
            "3.9.16",
            "3.9.15",
            "3.9.14",
            "3.9.13",
            "3.9.12",
            "3.9.11",
            "3.9.10",
            "3.9.9",
            "3.9.8",
            "3.9.7",
            "3.9.6",
            "3.9.5",
            "3.9.4",
            "3.9.3",
            "v3.9.2",
            "v3.9.1",
            "v3.9.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-92961.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:30.186127542Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/92xxx/CVE-2026-92961.json",
        "https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-v836-6xw4-9cx3",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92961",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vm2-before-3.11.6-memory-exhaustion-dos-via-bufferalloclimit-bypass"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-770"
        ],
        "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/92xxx/CVE-2026-92961.json"
      }
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    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-92961",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 497195,
  "published_at": "2026-09-17T13:46:17.621+00:00"
}