Resource Exhaustion Affecting container-tools:4.0/container-selinux package, versions <2:2.205.0-3.module+el8.9.0+19098+6e7a5e3f


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

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EPSS
4.56% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-CONTAINERTOOLS-6059804
  • published15 Nov 2023
  • disclosed17 Feb 2023

Introduced: 17 Feb 2023

CVE-2022-41723  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 container-tools:4.0/container-selinux to version 2:2.205.0-3.module+el8.9.0+19098+6e7a5e3f or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:6938.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream container-tools:4.0/container-selinux package and not the container-tools:4.0/container-selinux package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A maliciously crafted HTTP/2 stream could cause excessive CPU consumption in the HPACK decoder, sufficient to cause a denial of service from a small number of small requests.

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