REDHAT-BUG-2263139: Medium severity maven/io.vertx/vertx-core vulnerability

Published Feb 7, 2024
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Updated

Since Vert.x 4.3.4 that leads to a memory leak when a TCP server is configured with TLS and SNI support: when such server processes an unknown SNI server name, that is a server name that would be assigned the default certificate instead of a server name mapped certificate, the SSL context will be cached in the server name map. This map should only contain server names for which the configuration provides a valid certificate. As a consequence, this can be exploited by client sending TLS client hello message with the server name extension indicating spurious server names and eventually trigger a JVM out of memory error.

This affects only TLS servers with SNI enabled https://vertx.io/docs/vertx-core/java/#servernameindicationsni.

It affects the maven artifact io.vertx:vertx-core versions 4.3.4,4.3.5,4.3.6,4.3.7,4.3.8,4.4.0,4.4.1,4.4.2,4.4.3,4.4.4,4.4.5,4.4.6,4.4.7,4.5.0,4.5.1,4.5.2

https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vert.x/pull/5101 [Master] https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vert.x/pull/5100 [4.x] https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vert.x/pull/5099 [4.3]

Affected Software

1 affected component
maven/io.vertx/vertx-core>=4.3.4<=4.5.2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade io.vertx:vertx-core to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.3.8
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade io.vertx:vertx-core to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.4.7
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade io.vertx:vertx-core to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.5.2

Event History

Feb 7, 2024
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·07:18 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of REDHAT-BUG-2263139?

REDHAT-BUG-2263139 is categorized as a medium severity vulnerability due to potential memory leaks.

2

How do I fix REDHAT-BUG-2263139?

To fix REDHAT-BUG-2263139, upgrade Eclipse Vert.x to version 4.6.0 or later.

3

What does REDHAT-BUG-2263139 affect?

REDHAT-BUG-2263139 affects Eclipse Vert.x versions between 4.3.4 and 4.6.0 when configured with TLS and SNI.

4

Is REDHAT-BUG-2263139 related to memory leaks?

Yes, REDHAT-BUG-2263139 results in a memory leak when processing unknown SNI server names.

5

What is TLS and SNI in the context of REDHAT-BUG-2263139?

TLS is a security protocol for encrypting communications, and SNI is an extension that allows clients to specify the server name they are attempting to connect to.

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