CVE-2022-27781: High severity haxx curl vulnerability

Published May 5, 2022
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Updated

A vulnerability was found in curl. This issue occurs due to an erroneous function. A malicious server could make curl within Network Security Services (NSS) get stuck in a never-ending busy loop when trying to retrieve that information. This flaw allows an Infinite Loop, affecting system availability.

Other sources

libcurl provides the CURLOPTCERTINFO option to allow applications to request details to be returned about a TLS server's certificate chain. Due to an erroneous function, a malicious server could make libcurl built with NSS get stuck in a never-ending busy-loop when trying to retrieve that information

— Red Hat

libcurl provides the CURLOPTCERTINFO option to allow applications torequest details to be returned about a server's certificate chain.Due to an erroneous function a malicious server could make libcurl built withNSS get stuck in a never-ending busy-loop when trying to retrieve thatinformation.

— Microsoft

libcurl provides the CURLOPTCERTINFO option to allow applications torequest details to be returned about a server's certificate chain.Due to an erroneous function, a malicious server could make libcurl built withNSS get stuck in a never-ending busy-loop when trying to retrieve thatinformation.

Affected Software

51 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-curl<0:7.86.0-2.el8
0:7.86.0-2.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-curl<0:7.86.0-2.el7
0:7.86.0-2.el7
redhat/curl<7.83.1
7.83.1
haxx curl<7.83.1
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
NetApp Hci Bootstrap Os
NetApp Hci Compute Node
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP
NetApp Solidfire\, Enterprise Sds \& Hci Storage Node
NetApp Solidfire \& Hci Management Node
NetApp Hci Compute Node
NetApp H300s Firmware
NetApp H300s
NetApp H500s Firmware
NetApp H500s
NetApp H700s Firmware
NetApp H700s
NetApp H410s Firmware
NetApp H410s
Microsoft cbl2 curl 7.83.1-1
Patch available
Microsoft cm1 curl 7.84.0-1
Patch available
All of the following
NetApp Hci Bootstrap Os
NetApp Hci Compute Node
All of the following
NetApp H300s Firmware
NetApp H300s
All of the following
NetApp H500s Firmware
NetApp H500s
All of the following
NetApp H700s Firmware
NetApp H700s
All of the following
NetApp H410s Firmware
NetApp H410s
Splunk Universal Forwarder>=8.2.0<8.2.12
Splunk Universal Forwarder>=9.0.0<9.0.6
Splunk Universal Forwarder=9.1.0
debian/curl<7.83.1-1
7.83.1-1
debian/curl<7.83.1-1
7.83.1-1
debian/curl<7.83.1-1
7.83.1-1
debian/curl
7.88.1-10+deb12u157.88.1-10+deb12u58.14.1-2+deb13u58.14.1-2+deb13u78.22.0-18.23.0-1
alpine/curl<7.79.1-r2
7.79.1-r2
alpine/curl<7.79.1-r2
7.79.1-r2
alpine/curl<7.80.0-r2
7.80.0-r2
alpine/curl<7.83.1-r0
7.83.1-r0
alpine/curl<7.83.1-r0
7.83.1-r0
alpine/curl<7.83.1-r0
7.83.1-r0
alpine/curl<7.83.1-r0
7.83.1-r0
alpine/curl<7.83.1-r0
7.83.1-r0
alpine/curl<7.83.1-r0
7.83.1-r0
alpine/curl<7.83.1-r0
7.83.1-r0
alpine/curl<7.83.1-r0
7.83.1-r0
alpine/curl<7.83.1-r0
7.83.1-r0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/jbcs-httpd24-curl to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:7.86.0-2.el8
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/jbcs-httpd24-curl to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:7.86.0-2.el7
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/curl to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.83.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/curl to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.88.1-10+deb12u15Fixed in 7.88.1-10+deb12u5Fixed in 8.14.1-2+deb13u5Fixed in 8.14.1-2+deb13u7Fixed in 8.22.0-1Fixed in 8.23.0-1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/curl to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.79.1-r2
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/curl to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.80.0-r2
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/curl to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.83.1-r0
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/curl to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.83.1-1

Event History

May 11, 2022
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Jun 1, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Jun 2, 2022
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via OSV·02:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jun 14, 2022
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·07:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2022-27781.

2

What software is affected by this vulnerability?

The affected software includes curl, jbcs-httpd24-curl, Debian Linux, Haxx Curl, NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP, NetApp Solidfire, Enterprise SDS & HCI Storage Node, and NetApp Solidfire & HCI Management Node.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2022-27781?

The severity of CVE-2022-27781 is high with a severity value of 7.5.

4

How can I fix this vulnerability in Red Hat systems?

To fix this vulnerability in Red Hat systems, update the curl package to version 7.83.1 or higher.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-27781?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-27781 on the Red Hat Bugzilla and Red Hat Advisory pages.

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