Next.js: Unbounded postponed resume buffering can lead to DoS
Description
Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications. Starting in version 16.0.1 and prior to version 16.1.7, a request containing the next-resume: 1 header (corresponding with a PPR resume request) would buffer request bodies without consistently enforcing maxPostponedStateSize in certain setups. The previous mitigation protected minimal-mode deployments, but equivalent non-minimal deployments remained vulnerable to the same unbounded postponed resume-body buffering behavior. In applications using the App Router with Partial Prerendering capability enabled (via experimental.ppr or cacheComponents), an attacker could send oversized next-resume POST payloads that were buffered without consistent size enforcement in non-minimal deployments, causing excessive memory usage and potential denial of service. This is fixed in version 16.1.7 by enforcing size limits across all postponed-body buffering paths and erroring when limits are exceeded. If upgrading is not immediately possible, block requests containing the next-resume header, as this is never valid to be sent from an untrusted client.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
nextnpm | >= 16.0.1, < 16.1.7 | 16.1.7 |
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References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-h27x-g6w4-24gqghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27979ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/vercel/next.js/commit/c885d4825f800dd1e49ead37274dcd08cdd6f3f1ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/vercel/next.js/releases/tag/v16.1.7ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/vercel/next.js/security/advisories/GHSA-h27x-g6w4-24gqghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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