Worker denial of service via recursive error handling
Published Aug 30, 2026 · Updated Aug 30, 2026
Uncontrolled recursion in Ash Framework AshOban 0.8.0-rc.1 through 0.8.13 allows local users to crash a worker via a failing on_error action. On a job's final attempt, the generated atomic handle_error/4 rescue calls handle_error/4 again with the unchanged job when the trigger's on_error action raises, re-entering the same clause without an exit. Exploitation requires an AshOban trigger with on_error and a repeatable action failure; each loop retains a formatted stack trace, consumes CPU and heap memory, and reissues the failing data-layer operation until the runtime kills the worker.
Summary
What happened
Uncontrolled recursion in Ash Framework AshOban 0.8.0-rc.1 through 0.8.13 allows local users to crash a worker via a failing on_error action. On a job's final attempt, the generated atomic handle_error/4 rescue calls handle_error/4 again with the unchanged job when the trigger's on_error action raises, re-entering the same clause without an exit. Exploitation requires an AshOban trigger with on_error and a repeatable action failure; each loop retains a formatted stack trace, consumes CPU and heap memory, and reissues the failing data-layer operation until the runtime kills the worker.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-78228
- Published
- Aug 30, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 30, 2026
- Vendor
- Ash Framework
- Product
- AshOban
- Classifications
- CWE-674, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 30, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 30, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0.8.0-rc.1 <0.8.14
- Affected versionversion=5d117ed2006df7277561c69dbfd39281da6ace9f <851cd0e76ed882bf736fc48d10f96d037e26b5f0
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