Bug 1996943 (CVE-2021-32780)

Summary: CVE-2021-32780 envoyproxy/envoy: denial of service when receiving a GOAWAY frame followed by a SETTINGS frame
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Mark Cooper <mcooper>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: jwendell, kconner, rcernich, security-response-team, twalsh
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Fixed In Version: envoyproxy/envoy 1.19.1, envoyproxy/envoy 1.18.4 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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A vulnerability was found in envoyproxy/envoy, in which the application terminates abruptly. The error occurs when envoy receives a `GOAWAY` frame followed by a `SETTINGS` frame with the parameter `SETTING_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS` to set 0. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service on the proxy. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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Description Mark Cooper 2021-08-24 04:18:02 UTC
Envoy proxy 1.18 through 1.19.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability. If a service sends the `GO_AWAY` frame followed by a `SETTINGS` frame with the parameter `SETTING_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS` to set 0, Envoy may terminate.

Comment 1 Product Security DevOps Team 2021-08-25 03:34:54 UTC
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-32780