CVE-2022-31121

Improper Input Validation in fabric hyperledger

Description

Hyperledger Fabric is a permissioned distributed ledger framework. In affected versions if a consensus client sends a malformed consensus request to an orderer it may crash the orderer node. A fix has been added in commit 0f1835949 which checks for missing consensus messages and returns an error to the consensus client should the message be missing. Users are advised to upgrade to versions 2.2.7 or v2.4.5. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.31%
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Affected: hyperledger fabric
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric/security/advisories/GHSA-72x4-cq6r-jp4p issue tracking third party advisory
https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric/commit/0f18359493bcbd5f9f9d1a9b05adabfe5da23b06 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric/releases/tag/v2.2.7 third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric/releases/tag/v2.4.5 third party advisory release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-31121?
CVE-2022-31121 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-31121?
To fix CVE-2022-31121, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-31121 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-31121 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-2022-31121?
CVE-2022-31121 affects hyperledger fabric.
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