CVE-2022-24294

ReDoS in Apache MXNet RTC Module

Description

A regular expression used in Apache MXNet (incubating) is vulnerable to a potential denial-of-service by excessive resource consumption. The bug could be exploited when loading a model in Apache MXNet that has a specially crafted operator name that would cause the regular expression evaluation to use excessive resources to attempt a match. This issue affects Apache MXNet versions prior to 1.9.1.

Remediation

Workaround:

Users that depend on MXNet 1.x are advised to upgrade to MXNet>=1.9.1,<2

References

Link	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/b1fbfmvzlr2bbp95lqoh3mtovclfcl3o	vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/24/2	third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-24294?: CVE-2022-24294 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-24294?: As a workaround for remediating CVE-2022-24294: Users that depend on MXNet 1.x are advised to upgrade to MXNet>=1.9.1,<2
Is CVE-2022-24294 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-24294 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-24294?: CVE-2022-24294 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache MXNet.

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Description

Remediation

Category

CWE-400 – Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

Frequently Asked Questions