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UBUNTU-CVE-2026-18699

An issue in MongoDB Server's query planner could allow an authenticated user with read-level privileges to cause the server process to terminate unexp...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

An issue in MongoDB Server's query planner could allow an authenticated user with read-level privileges to cause the server process to terminate unexpectedly by submitting a specially formed query against a collection with a text index. This could result in a denial of service, affecting connected clients and in-flight operations.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS mongodb

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS mongodb

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS mongodb

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS mongodb

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

References

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