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Re: rosbridge_library Protocol.incoming() quadratic CPU cost in JSON fallback

David Wheeler notes a rosbridge_library quadratic CPU cost flaw was publicly disclosed on oss-security without prior coordination.

In an oss-security reply, David A. Wheeler pointed out that a poster had just publicly disclosed details of a quadratic CPU cost issue in rosbridge_library's Protocol.incoming() JSON fallback path. Wheeler referenced the mailing list's stated norms encouraging public discussion of open-source security flaws. The reply itself contains no fix, CVE, or exploitation details.

oss-security·Sep 14, 19:53 UTC · 2d agoVulnerability 3 sources

CVE-2026-86089: Apache NiFi: Missing Process Group Authorization for Connector Migration

Apache NiFi 2.11.0 Connector Migration REST APIs authorize only against the target Connector, skipping Process Group access checks (CVE-2026-86089, Low).

Apache NiFi 2.11.0 supports migrating version-controlled Process Group contents into a Connector via REST API methods that list eligible migration sources and submit migration requests. Both methods were authorized only against the target Connector, without evaluating user access to the involved Process Groups. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-86089, is rated Low severity and affects the nifi-web-api component.

oss-security·Sep 16, 15:19 UTC · 17h agoVulnerability 4 sourcesCVE-2026-86089

Ubuntu Core now compatible with the Arm SystemReady IR systems specification

Help Net Security·Mar 14, 00:00 UTC · Mar 14, 2023Vulnerability

Newly Declassified NSA Document on Cryptography in the 1970s

Schneier on Security·May 11, 14:09 UTC · May 11, 2021Vulnerability