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CVE-2026-111496: Apache Kafka: Kafka Streams StreamThread hang from integer overflow in stream-time punctuation

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Apache Kafka versions 1.1.0 through 4.3.1 have CVE-2026-111496, where an integer overflow in stream-time punctuation causes a Kafka Streams StreamThread hang.

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Posted by Manikumar on Oct 28 Severity: low Affected versions: - Apache Kafka 1.1.0 through 4.1.2 - Apache Kafka 4.2.0 through 4.2.1 - Apache Kafka 4.3.0 through 4.3.1 Description: Kafka Streams derives its stream-time clock from record timestamps. PunctuationSchedule.next() computed the next punctuation time as timestamp + (intervalsMissed + 1) * interval with no overflow check. A record with a timestamp at or near Long.MAX_VALUE advances stream time to that value, so...