Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to resource loops, potentially leading to a denial of service
Vulnerability Description
Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to resource loops, potentially leading to a denial of service. The attacker creates multiple request streams and continually shuffles the priority of the streams in a way that causes substantial churn to the priority tree. This can consume excess CPU.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Thanks to Jonathan Looney of Netflix for reporting this vulnerability.
References
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/605641/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4099-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TAZZEVTCN2B4WT6AIBJ7XGYJMBTORJU5/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/40
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LZLUYPYY3RX4ZJDWZRJIKSULYRJ4PXW7/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4505
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CMNFX5MNYRWWIMO4BTKYQCGUDMHO3AXP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ZQGHE3WTYLYAYJEIDJVF2FIGQTAYPMC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JUBYAF6ED3O4XCHQ5C2HYENJLXYXZC4M/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/1
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- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/POPAEC4FWL4UU4LDEGPY5NPALU24FFQD/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2692
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00035.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00031.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2745
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2746
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2775
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2799
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2925
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2939
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2949
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00005.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2955
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2966
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00014.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3041
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3933
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3935
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3932
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4669
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://github.com/Netflix/security-bulletins/blob/master/advisories/third-party/2019-002.md
- https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_19_33
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02591030
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190823-0002/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190823-0005/
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10296
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02591030?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
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