RLSA-2026:98498: Important: guava security update
Guava is a suite of core and expanded libraries that include utility classes, Google’s collections, io classes, and much much more. This project is a complete packaging of all the Guava libraries into a single jar. Individual portions of Guava can be used by downloading the appropriate module and its dependencies.
Security Fix(es):
com.google.guava/guava: Google Guava: Denial of Service via unthrottled memory allocation during deserialization (CVE-2026-102554)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
rocky-linux/guavato a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 0:30.1-10.el9_9.1
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
What access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?
The CVSS vector indicates that it is remotely exploitable over the network, requires low attack complexity, and does not require privileges or user interaction. The issue is associated with unthrottled memory allocation during deserialization.
What is the expected impact if exploitation succeeds?
The reported impact is denial of service through memory exhaustion. The supplied CVSS vector reports high availability impact and no confidentiality or integrity impact.