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lz4-java — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106452

yawkat LZ4 Java provides LZ4 compression for Java. Prior to 1.11.2, net.jpountz.lz4.LZ4BlockInputStream refill() validates that the compressedLen field in a legacy LZ4Block header is nonnegative but allocates a compressed-input buffer of that attacker-controlled size before reading payload data, allowing a header-only stream to request a near-2 GiB allocation and exhaust the JVM heap. Canonical writers emit raw blocks when compression is not smaller than the original block, but vulnerable readers accept non-canonical oversized compressed blocks. This issue is fixed in version 1.11.2.

Products
lz4-java
Affected versions
1.11.2+ds1-1, 1.11.2+ds1-2, 1.11.2+ds1-3, 1.8.0-3, 1.8.0-4
Fixed versions
1.11.2+ds1-1
CVEs
CVE-2026-106452
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106452

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Oct 2026, 20:17 UTC

yawkat LZ4 Java provides LZ4 compression for Java. Prior to 1.11.2, net.jpountz.lz4.LZ4BlockInputStream refill() validates that the compressedLen field in a legacy LZ4Block header is nonnegative but allocates a compressed-input buffer of that attacker-controlled size before reading payload data, allowing a header-only stream to request a near-2 GiB allocation and exhaust the JVM heap. Canonical writers emit raw blocks when compression is not smaller than the original block, but vulnerable readers accept non-canonical oversized compressed blocks. This issue is fixed in version 1.11.2.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106452

lz4-java

Fixed versions: Not specified

lz4-java

Fixed versions: Not specified

lz4-java

Fixed versions: 1.11.2+ds1-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106452",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "yawkat LZ4 Java provides LZ4 compression for Java. Prior to 1.11.2, net.jpountz.lz4.LZ4BlockInputStream refill() validates that the compressedLen field in a legacy LZ4Block header is nonnegative but allocates a compressed-input buffer of that attacker-controlled size before reading payload data, allowing a header-only stream to request a near-2 GiB allocation and exhaust the JVM heap. Canonical writers emit raw blocks when compression is not smaller than the original block, but vulnerable readers accept non-canonical oversized compressed blocks. This issue is fixed in version 1.11.2.",
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        },
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          {
            "value": "1.11.2+ds1-1",
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          {
            "value": "1.11.2+ds1-2",
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          },
          {
            "value": "1.11.2+ds1-3",
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          },
          {
            "value": "1.8.0-3",
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          },
          "versions": [
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            "1.11.2+ds1-2",
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        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-08T09:47:37.146067173Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-106452"
      ]
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    ],
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    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 98914,
  "published_at": "2026-10-06T20:17:27.317+00:00"
}