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CVE-2022-0778: Infinite loop in BN_mod_sqrt() reachable when parsing certificates

First published: Wed Mar 09 2022(Updated: )

A flaw was found in OpenSSL. It is possible to trigger an infinite loop by crafting a certificate that has invalid elliptic curve parameters. Since certificate parsing happens before verification of the certificate signature, any process that parses an externally supplied certificate may be subject to a denial of service attack.

Credit: openssl-security@openssl.org CVE-2022-0778 CVE-2022-0778 CVE-2022-0778 openssl-security@openssl.org openssl-security@openssl.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-apr-util<0:1.6.1-91.el8
0:1.6.1-91.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-curl<0:7.78.0-3.el8
0:7.78.0-3.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-httpd<0:2.4.37-80.el8
0:2.4.37-80.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-nghttp2<0:1.39.2-41.el8
0:1.39.2-41.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl<1:1.1.1g-11.el8
1:1.1.1g-11.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl-chil<0:1.0.0-11.el8
0:1.0.0-11.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl-pkcs11<0:0.4.10-26.el8
0:0.4.10-26.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-apr-util<0:1.6.1-91.jbcs.el7
0:1.6.1-91.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-curl<0:7.78.0-3.jbcs.el7
0:7.78.0-3.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-httpd<0:2.4.37-80.jbcs.el7
0:2.4.37-80.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-nghttp2<0:1.39.2-41.jbcs.el7
0:1.39.2-41.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl<1:1.1.1g-11.jbcs.el7
1:1.1.1g-11.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl-chil<0:1.0.0-11.jbcs.el7
0:1.0.0-11.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl-pkcs11<0:0.4.10-26.jbcs.el7
0:0.4.10-26.jbcs.el7
redhat/openssl<0:1.0.1e-60.el6_10
0:1.0.1e-60.el6_10
redhat/openssl<1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
redhat/openssl<1:1.0.1e-62.el7_3
1:1.0.1e-62.el7_3
redhat/openssl<1:1.0.2k-10.el7_4
1:1.0.2k-10.el7_4
redhat/openssl<1:1.0.2k-18.el7_6
1:1.0.2k-18.el7_6
redhat/openssl<1:1.0.2k-21.el7_7
1:1.0.2k-21.el7_7
redhat/compat-openssl10<1:1.0.2o-4.el8_6
1:1.0.2o-4.el8_6
redhat/openssl<1:1.1.1k-6.el8_5
1:1.1.1k-6.el8_5
redhat/openssl<1:1.1.1c-5.el8_1.1
1:1.1.1c-5.el8_1.1
redhat/openssl<1:1.1.1c-19.el8_2
1:1.1.1c-19.el8_2
redhat/openssl<1:1.1.1g-16.el8_4
1:1.1.1g-16.el8_4
redhat/compat-openssl11<1:1.1.1k-4.el9_0
1:1.1.1k-4.el9_0
redhat/jws5-tomcat<0:9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7
0:9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7
redhat/jws5-tomcat-native<0:1.2.30-4.redhat_4.el7
0:1.2.30-4.redhat_4.el7
redhat/jws5-tomcat<0:9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el8
0:9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el8
redhat/jws5-tomcat-native<0:1.2.30-4.redhat_4.el8
0:1.2.30-4.redhat_4.el8
redhat/redhat-virtualization-host<0:4.3.22-20220330.1.el7_9
0:4.3.22-20220330.1.el7_9
OpenSSL OpenSSL>=1.0.2<1.0.2zd
OpenSSL OpenSSL>=1.1.0<1.1.1n
OpenSSL OpenSSL>=3.0.0<3.0.2
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
Netapp Cloud Volumes Ontap Mediator
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP
Netapp Clustered Data Ontap Antivirus Connector
Netapp Santricity Smi-s Provider
Netapp Storagegrid
Netapp A250 Firmware
Netapp A250
Netapp 500f Firmware
Netapp 500f
Fedoraproject Fedora=34
Fedoraproject Fedora=36
Tenable Nessus<8.15.4
Tenable Nessus>=10.0.0<10.1.2
Mariadb Mariadb>=10.2.0<10.2.42
Mariadb Mariadb>=10.3.0<10.3.33
Mariadb Mariadb>=10.4.0<10.4.23
Mariadb Mariadb>=10.5.0<10.5.14
Mariadb Mariadb>=10.6.0<10.6.6
Mariadb Mariadb>=10.7.0<10.7.2
Nodejs Node.js>=12.0.0<=12.12.0
Nodejs Node.js>=12.13.0<12.22.11
Nodejs Node.js>14.0.0<=14.14.0
Nodejs Node.js>=14.15.0<14.19.1
Nodejs Node.js>16.0.0<=16.12.0
Nodejs Node.js>=16.13.0<16.14.2
Nodejs Node.js>17.0.0<17.7.2
Apple Catalina
redhat/openssl<1.0.2
1.0.2
redhat/openssl<1.1.1
1.1.1
redhat/openssl<3.0.2
3.0.2
ubuntu/nodejs<12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
ubuntu/openssl<1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.15
1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.15
ubuntu/openssl<1.1.1
1.1.1
ubuntu/openssl<1.1.1
1.1.1
ubuntu/openssl<3.0.2-0ubuntu1
3.0.2-0ubuntu1
ubuntu/openssl<3.0.2-0ubuntu1
3.0.2-0ubuntu1
ubuntu/openssl<3.0.2-0ubuntu1
3.0.2-0ubuntu1
ubuntu/openssl<3.0.2-0ubuntu1
3.0.2-0ubuntu1
ubuntu/openssl<3.0.2-0ubuntu1
3.0.2-0ubuntu1
ubuntu/openssl<1.0.1
1.0.1
ubuntu/openssl<1.1.1<3.0.2
1.1.1
3.0.2
ubuntu/openssl<1.0.2
1.0.2
ubuntu/openssl1.0<1.0.2
1.0.2
All of
Netapp A250 Firmware
Netapp A250
All of
Netapp 500f Firmware
Netapp 500f
rust/openssl-src<111.18.0
111.18.0
rust/openssl-src>=300.0.0<300.0.5
300.0.5
debian/openssl
1.1.1w-0+deb11u1
1.1.1n-0+deb11u5
3.0.13-1~deb12u1
3.0.11-1~deb12u2
3.2.2-1
IBM Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises<=All
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.6.6
11.6.6
<12.4
12.4

Remedy

Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

    The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2022-0778.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-0778?

    The severity of CVE-2022-0778 is high.

  • How does the vulnerability CVE-2022-0778 affect OpenSSL?

    The vulnerability CVE-2022-0778 affects OpenSSL by causing the BN_mod_sqrt() function to loop forever for non-prime moduli.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-0778?

    The software versions affected by CVE-2022-0778 are OpenSSL 1.0.2 up to exclusive and OpenSSL 1.1.1 up to exclusive.

  • How can I fix the vulnerability CVE-2022-0778?

    To fix the vulnerability CVE-2022-0778, update OpenSSL to a version that includes the fix.

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