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This issue is fixed in versions 0.23.35 and 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Prior to 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47, Ember HTTP/2 serializes outbound frames through one unbounded queue consumed by writeLoop. When the peer stops reading, an unauthenticated HTTP/2 client can continue sending PING, SETTINGS, or DATA frames that cause Ember to enqueue acknowledgments or WINDOW_UPDATE frames faster than the writer drains them, exhausting heap memory on a server built with withHttp2. The shared behavior also affects an ember-client connected to a hostile HTTP/2 server, and the patch replaces the unbounded path with bounded, backpressured outbound queues. 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The shared behavior also affects an ember-client connected to a hostile HTTP/2 server, and the patch replaces the unbounded path with bounded, backpressured outbound queues. This issue is fixed in versions 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-15T19:08:21Z","modified":"2026-09-17T16:43:14Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T17:28:11.273554Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-8f3q-3jmv-7prw","title":"Http4s Ember HTTP/2 has an unbounded outbound frame queue","description":"Ember's HTTP/2 connection serializes all outgoing frames through a single unbounded queue drained by one writer fiber (`writeLoop`).  When the write side stalls, any frames the connection keeps producing accumulate in that queue without limit.  The peer can drive this cheaply because the connection emits a control frame in response to inbound frames it does not flow-control: one `PING` ACK per `PING`, one `SETTINGS` ACK per `SETTINGS`, and a `WINDOW_UPDATE` per inbound DATA.  A single unauthenticated connection can therefore exhaust heap and OOM the process.\n\nThis affects an ember server (malicious client) and an ember client (malicious/compromised server that floods the client and stops reading its ACKs).\n\n## Impact\n\nUnauthenticated remote denial of service (OOM) against any ember server built `.withHttp2`, from a single connection, at negligible attacker cost (tiny control frames).  Also affects an ember client talking to a hostile HTTP/2 server.\n\n## Preconditions\n\n- Ember server or client built `.withHttp2`, speaking to a hostile or compromised peer.\n\n## Workarounds\n\n- Disable HTTP/2 (do not call `.withHttp2`).","status":"published","published":"2026-09-15T20:00:36Z","modified":"2026-09-15T20:00:36Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-400","CWE-770"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:41:17.136201Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-69213","description":"Http4s is a Scala interface for HTTP services. Prior to 0.23.35 and 1.0.0-M47, Ember HTTP/2 serializes outbound frames through one unbounded queue consumed by writeLoop. 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A single unauthenticated connection can therefore exhaust heap and OOM the process.\n\nThis affects an ember server (malicious client) and an ember client (malicious/compromised server that floods the client and stops reading its ACKs).\n\n## Impact\n\nUnauthenticated remote denial of service (OOM) against any ember server built `.withHttp2`, from a single connection, at negligible attacker cost (tiny control frames).  Also affects an ember client talking to a hostile HTTP/2 server.\n\n## Preconditions\n\n- Ember server or client built `.withHttp2`, speaking to a hostile or compromised peer.\n\n## Workarounds\n\n- Disable HTTP/2 (do not call `.withHttp2`).","status":"published","published":"2026-09-15T20:00:36Z","modified":"2026-09-15T20:15:05.09924377Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-400","CWE-770"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:42.077781Z"}]}}