Denial of service through memory exhaustion in Matrix Media Repo
Description
Matrix Media Repo (MMR) is a highly configurable multi-homeserver media repository for Matrix. MMR makes requests to other servers as part of normal operation, and these resource owners can return large amounts of JSON back to MMR for parsing. In parsing, MMR can consume large amounts of memory and exhaust available memory. This is fixed in MMR v1.3.8. Users are advised to upgrade. For users unable to upgrade; forward proxies can be configured to block requests to unsafe hosts. Alternatively, MMR processes can be configured with memory limits and auto-restart. Running multiple MMR processes concurrently can help ensure a restart does not overly impact users.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/t2bot/matrix-media-repoGo | < 1.3.8 | 1.3.8 |
Affected products
5- ghsa-coords4 versionspkg:golang/github.com/t2bot/matrix-media-repopkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP6
< 1.3.8+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.8
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20250128T150132-150000.1.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20250117T214834-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20250128T150132-150000.1.29.1
- t2bot/matrix-media-repov5Range: < 1.3.8
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-gp86-q8hg-fpxjghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52791ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/t2bot/matrix-media-repo/releases/tag/v1.3.8ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/t2bot/matrix-media-repo/security/advisories/GHSA-gp86-q8hg-fpxjghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3398ghsaWEB
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