Tempo queries with large limits can cause large memory allocations which can impact the availability of the service, depending on its deployment strategy. Mitigation can be done by setting max_result_limit in the search config, e.g. to 262144 (2^18).
History

Fri, 01 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Grafana
Grafana tempo
Vendors & Products Grafana
Grafana tempo

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-400
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Tempo queries with large limits can cause large memory allocations which can impact the availability of the service, depending on its deployment strategy. Mitigation can be done by setting max_result_limit in the search config, e.g. to 262144 (2^18).
Title Tempo query limit results in unbounded memory allocation
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GRAFANA

Published: 2026-04-24T08:00:47.074Z

Updated: 2026-04-24T13:06:58.775Z

Reserved: 2026-01-05T09:26:06.215Z

Link: CVE-2026-21728

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-24T11:33:33.468Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-24T09:16:03.710

Modified: 2026-04-24T14:39:28.770

Link: CVE-2026-21728

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-04-24T08:00:47Z

Links: CVE-2026-21728 - Bugzilla