CVE-2022-41717

Excessive memory growth in net/http and golang.org/x/net/http2

Description

An attacker can cause excessive memory growth in a Go server accepting HTTP/2 requests. HTTP/2 server connections contain a cache of HTTP header keys sent by the client. While the total number of entries in this cache is capped, an attacker sending very large keys can cause the server to allocate approximately 64 MiB per open connection.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.41%
Vendor Advisory go.dev Vendor Advisory go.dev Vendor Advisory go.dev
Affected: Go standard library net/http
Affected: golang.org/x/net golang.org/x/net/http2
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://go.dev/issue/56350 third party advisory patch
https://go.dev/cl/455717 patch vendor advisory
https://go.dev/cl/455635 patch vendor advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/L_3rmdT0BMU/m/yZDrXjIiBQAJ mailing list release notes third party advisory
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1144 vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QBKBAZBIOXZV5QCFHZNSVXULR32XJCYD/ mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NQGNAXK3YBPMUP3J4TECIRDHFGW37522/ mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PUM4DIVOLJCBK5ZDP4LJOL24GXT3YSIR/ mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4SBIUECMLNC572P23DDOKJNKPJVX26SP/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PW3XC47AUW5J5M2ULJX7WCCL3B2ETLMT/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q52IQI754YAE4XPR4QBRWPIVZWYGZ4FS/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/56B2FFESRYYP6IY2AZ3UWXLWKZ5IYZN4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANIOPUXWIHVRA6CEWXCGOMX3YYS6KFHG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WPEIZ7AMEJCZXU3FEJZMVRNHQZXX5P3I/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4BUK2ZIAGCULOOYDNH25JPU6JBES5NF2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T7N5GV4CHH6WAGX3GFMDD3COEOVCZ4RI/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/REMHVVIBDNKSRKNOTV7EQSB7CYQWOUOU/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CSVIS6MTMFVBA7JPMRAUNKUOYEVSJYSB/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZSVEMQV5ROY5YW5QE3I57HT3ITWG5GCV/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHITS4PUOZAKFIUBQAQZC7JWXMOYE4B/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KEOTKBUPZXHE3F352JBYNTSNRXYLWD6P/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5RSKA2II6QTD4YUKUNDVJQSRYSFC4VFR/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230120-0008/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-41717?
CVE-2022-41717 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-41717?
To fix CVE-2022-41717, 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-2022-41717 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-41717 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-2022-41717?
CVE-2022-41717 affects Go standard library net/http, golang.org/x/net golang.org/x/net/http2.
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