Vulnerability · Published Jan 26, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2025-14969Hibernate-reactive-core: hibernate reactive: denial of service due to connection leak on http client disconnect
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Red Hat build of Quarkus 3.27.2.redhat from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A flaw was found in Hibernate Reactive. When an HTTP endpoint is exposed to perform database operations, a remote client can prematurely close the HTTP connection. This action may lead to leaking connections from the database connection pool, potentially causing a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting available database connections.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.hibernate.reactive:hibernate-reactive-core | 4.2.1 | GHSA-frpp-8pwq-hjrx |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Quarkus 3.27.2.redhat | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces | see references |
Weakness: CWE-772 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- RHSA-2026:1965 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14969 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2423822 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT