CVE-2025-68388
Medium · 5.3Elasticsearch Packetbeat has Excessive Allocation of Memory and CPU via Malicious IPv4 Fragments
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
0.4%
Published
Dec 19, 2025
CISA due date
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The record
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause excessive allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and CPU via the integration of malicious IPv4 fragments, leading to denial-of-service in Packetbeat.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/elastic/beats | 0 | No fix |
| Go | github.com/elastic/beats | 8.6.0 | 8.19.9 |
| Go | github.com/elastic/beats | 9.0.0 | 9.1.9 |
| Go | github.com/elastic/beats | 9.2.0 | 9.2.3 |
| Go | github.com/elastic/beats/v7 | 0 | 7.0.0-alpha2.0.20251209162832-28cfc80d2f4e |
| Chainguard | agentbeat-fips | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | apm-server-8.17-compat | 0 | 8.17.10-r4 |
| Chainguard | apm-server-8.18-compat | 0 | 8.18.8-r3 |
| Chainguard | apm-server-8.19 | 0 | 8.19.11-r0 |
| Chainguard | apm-server-8.19-compat | 0 | 8.19.9-r0 |
| Chainguard | apm-server-9.0-compat | 0 | 9.0.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | apm-server-9.1-compat | 0 | 9.1.9-r0 |
| Chainguard | apm-server-9.2 | 0 | 9.2.3-r1 |
| Chainguard | apm-server-9.2-compat | 0 | 9.2.3-r1 |
| Chainguard | apm-server-fips-8.17-compat | 0 | 8.17.10-r3 |
| Chainguard | apm-server-fips-8.18-compat | 0 | 8.18.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | apm-server-fips-8.19 | 0 | 8.19.11-r0 |
| Chainguard | apm-server-fips-8.19-compat | 0 | 8.19.9-r0 |
| Chainguard | apm-server-fips-9.0-compat | 0 | 9.0.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | apm-server-fips-9.1-compat | 0 | 9.1.9-r0 |
| Chainguard | apm-server-fips-9.2 | 0 | 9.2.3-r1 |
| Chainguard | apm-server-fips-9.2-compat | 0 | 9.2.3-r1 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-8.17-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.17.10-r5 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-8.18-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.18.8-r5 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-8.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-8.19-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-9.0-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.0.8-r4 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-9.1-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-9.2-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-fips-8.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-fips-9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-fips-9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | beats-8.17 | 0 | 8.17.10-r5 |
| Chainguard | beats-8.18 | 0 | 8.18.8-r5 |
| Chainguard | beats-8.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | beats-9.0 | 0 | 9.0.8-r4 |
| Chainguard | beats-9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | beats-9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | beats-fips-8.17 | 0 | 8.17.10-r3 |
| Chainguard | beats-fips-8.18 | 0 | 8.18.8-r3 |
| Chainguard | beats-fips-8.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | beats-fips-9.0 | 0 | 9.0.8-r3 |
| Chainguard | beats-fips-9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | beats-fips-9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | elastic-agent | 0 | 9.2.3-r0 |
| Chainguard | elastic-agent-8.19 | 0 | 8.19.9-r1 |
| Chainguard | elastic-agent-fips-8.19 | 0 | 8.19.9-r1 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-8.17-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.17.10-r5 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-8.18-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.18.8-r5 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-8.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-8.19-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-9.0-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.0.8-r4 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-9.1-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-9.2-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-fips-8.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-fips-9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-fips-9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-8.17-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.17.10-r5 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-8.18-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.18.8-r5 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-8.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-8.19-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-9.0-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.0.8-r4 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-9.1-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-9.2-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-8.17-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.17.10-r3 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-8.18-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.18.8-r3 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-8.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-8.19-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-9.0-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.0.8-r3 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-9.1-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-9.2-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-8.17-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.17.10-r5 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-8.18-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.18.8-r5 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-8.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-8.19-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-9.0-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.0.8-r4 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-9.1-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-9.2-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-fips-8.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-fips-9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-fips-9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| go | github.com/elastic/beats | 8.6.0 | 8.19.9 |
| go | github.com/elastic/beats | 9.0.0 | 9.1.9 |
| go | github.com/elastic/beats | 9.2.0 | 9.2.3 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0 | 0.0.20260123T022811-150000.1.140.1 |
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