CVE-2022-41316: Medium severity HashiCorp Vault vulnerability

Published Oct 12, 2022
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Updated

A flaw was found in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise. Vault’s TLS certificate auth method did not initially load the optionally-configured CRL issued by the role’s Certificate Authority (CA) into memory on startup, resulting in the revocation list not being checked if the CRL has not yet been retrieved.

Other sources

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise’s TLS certificate auth method did not initially load the optionally configured CRL issued by the role's CA into memory on startup, resulting in the revocation list not being checked if the CRL has not yet been retrieved. Fixed in 1.12.0, 1.11.4, 1.10.7, and 1.9.10.

Affected Software

13 affected componentsFixes available
HashiCorp Vault<1.9.10
HashiCorp Vault<1.9.10
HashiCorp Vault>=1.10.0<1.10.7
HashiCorp Vault>=1.10.0<1.10.7
HashiCorp Vault>=1.11.0<1.11.4
HashiCorp Vault>=1.11.0<1.11.4
redhat/vault<1.12.0
1.12.0
redhat/vault<1.11.4
1.11.4
redhat/vault<1.10.7
1.10.7
redhat/vault<1.9.10
1.9.10
go/github.com/hashicorp/vault<1.9.10
1.9.10
go/github.com/hashicorp/vault>=1.10.0<1.10.7
1.10.7
go/github.com/hashicorp/vault>=1.11.0<1.11.4
1.11.4

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade go/github.com/hashicorp/vault to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.9.10
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade go/github.com/hashicorp/vault to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.10.7
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade go/github.com/hashicorp/vault to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.11.4
  4. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 1.12.0
  5. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 1.11.4
  6. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 1.10.7
  7. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 1.9.10
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.12.0
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.11.4
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.10.7
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.9.10

Event History

Oct 12, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Oct 17, 2022
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·10:21 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jul 6, 2023
Advisory Published
via GitHub·07:24 PM

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this flaw?

The vulnerability ID of this flaw is CVE-2022-41316.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2022-41316?

The severity of CVE-2022-41316 is medium, with a severity value of 5.3.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2022-41316?

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions up to 1.12.0 are affected by CVE-2022-41316.

4

How can I fix CVE-2022-41316?

To fix CVE-2022-41316, upgrade your HashiCorp Vault or Vault Enterprise to version 1.12.0 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-41316?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-41316 on the following websites: - [HashiCorp Discussion Forum](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2022-24-vaults-tls-cert-auth-method-only-loaded-crl-after-first-request/45483) - [Red Hat Security Advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7399)

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