OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation: Unbounded BPF internal metrics replay can exhaust CPU

Summary OBI replays BPF probe hits into histogram observations by looping once per recorded run count. On busy systems, the run-count delta can become very large, causing the metrics exporter to spend excessive CPU time in a tight loop every collection interval. Details The vulnerable loop is in...

PT-2026-41785

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation versions prior to 0.9.0 Description OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation OBI replays BPF probe hits into histogram observations by looping once per recorded run count. On busy systems, the run-count delta can...