CVE-2024-1023

Io.vertx/vertx-core: memory leak due to the use of netty fastthreadlocal data structures in vertx

Description

A vulnerability in the Eclipse Vert.x toolkit results in a memory leak due to using Netty FastThreadLocal data structures. Specifically, when the Vert.x HTTP client establishes connections to different hosts, triggering the memory leak. The leak can be accelerated with intimate runtime knowledge, allowing an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. For instance, a server accepting arbitrary internet addresses could serve as an attack vector by connecting to these addresses, thereby accelerating the memory leak.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.23%
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Affected: Red Hat CEQ 3.2
Affected: Red Hat Cryostat 2 on RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Cryostat 2 on RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Cryostat 2 on RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Cryostat 2 on RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Cryostat 2 on RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Cryostat 2 on RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat MTA-6.2-RHEL-9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.7.0
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.4.1 for Spring Boot
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat build of Quarkus 3.2.11.Final
Affected: Red Hat RHINT Service Registry 2.5.11 GA
Affected: Red Hat A-MQ Clients 2
Affected: Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Runtimes
Affected: Red Hat OpenShift Serverless
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 3
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Build of Keycloak
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat build of Quarkus
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Data Grid 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Fuse 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 2
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Process Automation 7
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References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1662 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1706 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2088 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2833 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3527 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3989 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4884 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1023 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2260840 issue tracking
https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vert.x/issues/5078
https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vert.x/pull/5080
https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vert.x/pull/5082

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-1023?
CVE-2024-1023 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-1023?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2024-1023: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Is CVE-2024-1023 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-1023 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-2024-1023?
CVE-2024-1023 affects Red Hat CEQ 3.2, Red Hat Cryostat 2 on RHEL 8, Red Hat Cryostat 2 on RHEL 8, Red Hat Cryostat 2 on RHEL 8, Red Hat Cryostat 2 on RHEL 8, Red Hat Cryostat 2 on RHEL 8, Red Hat Cryostat 2 on RHEL 8, Red Hat MTA-6.2-RHEL-9, Red Hat Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.7.0, Red Hat Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.4.1 for Spring Boot, Red Hat Red Hat build of Quarkus 3.2.11.Final, Red Hat RHINT Service Registry 2.5.11 GA, Red Hat A-MQ Clients 2, Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Runtimes, Red Hat OpenShift Serverless, Red Hat Red Hat AMQ Broker 7, Red Hat Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 3, Red Hat Red Hat Build of Keycloak, Red Hat Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8, Red Hat Red Hat build of Quarkus, Red Hat Red Hat Data Grid 8, Red Hat Red Hat Fuse 7, Red Hat Red Hat Integration Camel K 1, Red Hat Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 2, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack, Red Hat Red Hat Process Automation 7.
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