CVE-2022-1473: Resource leakage when decoding certificates and keys
First published: Tue May 03 2022(Updated: )
A memory leak flaw was found in OpenSSL, resulting in TLS servers and clients being halted by out-of-memory conditions, leading to a denial of service. An attacker needs to repeat actions continuously to trigger this vulnerability, resulting in a loss of application availability.
Credit: openssl-security@openssl.org openssl-security@openssl.org openssl-security@openssl.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| rust/openssl-src | >=300.0.0<300.0.6 | 300.0.6 |
| redhat/openssl | <1:3.0.1-41.el9_0 | 1:3.0.1-41.el9_0 |
| redhat/openssl | <3.0.3 | 3.0.3 |
| OpenSSL OpenSSL | >=3.0.0<3.0.3 | |
| Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager Vsphere | ||
| NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP | ||
| Netapp Clustered Data Ontap Antivirus Connector | ||
| Netapp Santricity Smi-s Provider | ||
| Netapp Smi-s Provider | ||
| Netapp Snapmanager Hyper-v | ||
| Netapp Solidfire\, Enterprise Sds \& Hci Storage Node | ||
| Netapp Solidfire \& Hci Management Node | ||
| Netapp A700s Firmware | ||
| Netapp A700s | ||
| Netapp H300s Firmware | ||
| Netapp H300s | ||
| Netapp H500s Firmware | ||
| Netapp H500s | ||
| Netapp H700s Firmware | ||
| Netapp H700s | ||
| Netapp H300e Firmware | ||
| Netapp H300e | ||
| Netapp H500e Firmware | ||
| Netapp H500e | ||
| Netapp H700e Firmware | ||
| Netapp H700e | ||
| Netapp H410s Firmware | ||
| Netapp H410s | ||
| Netapp Aff 8300 Firmware | ||
| Netapp Aff 8300 | ||
| Netapp Fas 8300 Firmware | ||
| Netapp Fas 8300 | ||
| Netapp Aff 8700 Firmware | ||
| Netapp Aff 8700 | ||
| Netapp Fas 8700 Firmware | ||
| Netapp Fas 8700 | ||
| Netapp Aff A400 Firmware | ||
| Netapp Aff A400 | ||
| Netapp Fabric-attached Storage A400 Firmware | ||
| Netapp Fabric-attached Storage A400 | ||
| Netapp A250 Firmware | ||
| Netapp A250 | ||
| Netapp Aff 500f Firmware | ||
| Netapp Aff 500f | ||
| Netapp Fas 500f Firmware | ||
| Netapp Fas 500f | ||
| debian/openssl | 1.1.1w-0+deb11u1 1.1.1w-0+deb11u2 3.0.15-1~deb12u1 3.0.14-1~deb12u2 3.3.2-2 | |
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| Netapp A700s Firmware | ||
| Netapp A700s | ||
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| Netapp H300s Firmware | ||
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| Netapp H500s Firmware | ||
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| Netapp H700s Firmware | ||
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| Netapp H300e Firmware | ||
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| Netapp H700e Firmware | ||
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| Netapp H410s Firmware | ||
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| Netapp Aff 8300 Firmware | ||
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| Netapp Fas 8300 Firmware | ||
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| Netapp Aff 8700 Firmware | ||
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| Netapp Fas 8700 Firmware | ||
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| Netapp Aff A400 Firmware | ||
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| Netapp Fabric-attached Storage A400 Firmware | ||
| Netapp Fabric-attached Storage A400 | ||
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| Netapp A250 Firmware | ||
| Netapp A250 | ||
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| Netapp Aff 500f Firmware | ||
| Netapp Aff 500f | ||
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| Netapp Fas 500f Firmware | ||
| Netapp Fas 500f |
Remedy
Red Hat has investigated whether 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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Reference Links
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1473
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=64c85430f95200b6b51fe9475bd5203f7c19daf1
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20220503.txt
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0009/
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2022-0025.html
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/issues/405
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-02
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-953464.pdf
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g323-fr93-4j3c (Advisory)
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1473 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1473 https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20220503.txt
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2087913
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6224
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-1473
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-1473
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2089474
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1473
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-1473
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1473
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=64c85430f95200b6b51fe9475bd5203f7c19daf1
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commit;h=64c85430f95200b6b51fe9475bd5203f7c19daf1
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-1473?
CVE-2022-1473 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL that causes TLS servers and clients to be halted due to a memory leak flaw.
What is the severity of CVE-2022-1473?
CVE-2022-1473 has a severity rating of 7.5, classified as high.
How does CVE-2022-1473 impact OpenSSL?
CVE-2022-1473 impacts OpenSSL by breaking the reuse of memory occupied by removed hash table entries, resulting in memory usage growth for long-lived processes decoding certificates or keys.
What is the remedy for CVE-2022-1473 in OpenSSL?
The remedy for CVE-2022-1473 in OpenSSL is to update to version 3.0.6 or later.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-1473?
You can find more information about CVE-2022-1473 at the following references: [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1473), [OpenSSL Git Commit](https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=64c85430f95200b6b51fe9475bd5203f7c19daf1), [OpenSSL Security Advisory](https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20220503.txt).
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