Elasticsearch 7.17.21 and 8.13.3 Security Update (ESA-2024-25)

Elasticsearch allocation of resources without limits or throttling leads to crash (ESA-2024-25)

An allocation of resources without limits or throttling in Elasticsearch can lead to an OutOfMemoryError exception resulting in a crash via a specially crafted query using an SQL function.

Affected Versions:
Versions up to 7.17.21 and versions up to 8.13.3

Solutions and Mitigations:
The issue is resolved in version 7.17.21 and 8.13.3.

Severity: CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE ID: CVE-2024-43709

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