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CVE-2024-1023

Io.vertx/vertx-core: memory leak due to the use of netty fastthreadlocal data structures in vertx

Published: Mar 27, 2024Updated: Nov 25, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-401
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 26.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in the Eclipse Vert.x toolkit results in a memory leak due to using Netty FastThreadLocal data structures. Specifically, when the Vert.x HTTP client establishes connections to different hosts, triggering the memory leak. The leak can be accelerated with intimate runtime knowledge, allowing an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. For instance, a server accepting arbitrary internet addresses could serve as an attack vector by connecting to these addresses, thereby accelerating the memory leak.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-401

Affected Products

CEQ 3.2Red Hat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Cryostat 2 on RHEL 8Red Hat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
MTA-6.2-RHEL-9Red Hat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.7.0Red Hat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
red hatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 21 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1662
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1706
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2088
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Timeline

Published
Mar 27, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 25, 2024

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