Medium · published August 27, 2026
In Reactor Core, applications that use the Flux.windowTimeout operator with fairBackpressure enabled are vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
Reactor Core 3.8.0 - 3.8.6
Reactor Core 3.5.0 - 3.7.19
Reactor Core 3.4.41 and earlier
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| broadcom/reactor_core | < 3.4.42 | 3.4.42 |
| broadcom/reactor_core | ≥ 3.5.0, < 3.7.20 | 3.7.20 |
| broadcom/reactor_core | ≥ 3.8.0, < 3.8.6.1 | 3.8.6.1 |