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CVE-2023-45802

CVE-2023-45802 · Apache HTTP Server: HTTP/2 stream memory not reclaimed right away on RST

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When a HTTP/2 stream was reset (RST frame) by a client, there was a time window were the request's memory resources were not reclaimed immediately. Instead, de-allocation was deferred to connection close. A client could send new requests and resets, keeping the connection busy and open and causing the memory footprint to keep on growing. On connection close, all resources were reclaimed, but the process might run out of memory before that. This was found by the reporter during testing of CVE-2023-44487 (HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Exploit) with their own test client. During "normal" HTTP/2 use, the probability to hit this bug is very low. The kept memory would not become noticeable before the connection closes or times out. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.58, which fixes the issue.

CVSS 5.9 · Medium · EPSS 3.2% · Fix available

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Stack: system · web

Affected products and versions

  • apache httpd

    Versions
    • ≥ 2.4.17, ≤ 2.4.57: Affected (semver)

    No fix published

  • apache2 Debian:12

    Versions
    • 2.4.57-2
    • 2.4.57-3
    • 2.4.58-1
    • 2.4.59-1~deb10u1
    • 2.4.59-1~deb11u1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.4.59-1~deb12u1

    Update to 2.4.59-1~deb12u1

  • apache2 Debian:13

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.4.58-1

    Update to 2.4.58-1

  • apache2 Debian:14

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.4.58-1

    Update to 2.4.58-1

  • apache2 Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.4.27-2ubuntu3
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu1
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu2
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu3
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.1
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.2
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.3
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.4
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.5
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.6
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.7
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.8
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.10
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.11
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.12
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.13
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.14
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.16
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.17
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.18
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.19
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.20
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.21
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.22
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.23
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.24
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.25
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.26
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm1
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm2
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm3
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm4
    • 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm6
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm7

    Update to 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm7

  • apache2 Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.4.41-1ubuntu1
    • 2.4.41-4ubuntu1
    • 2.4.41-4ubuntu2
    • 2.4.41-4ubuntu3
    • 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.1
    • 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.3
    • 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.4
    • 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.5
    • 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.6
    • 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.7
    • 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.8
    • 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.9
    • 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.10
    • 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.11
    • 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.12
    • 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.13
    • 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.14
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.15

    Update to 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.15

  • apache2 Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.4.48-3.1ubuntu3
    • 2.4.48-3.1ubuntu4
    • 2.4.51-2ubuntu1
    • 2.4.52-1ubuntu1
    • 2.4.52-1ubuntu2
    • 2.4.52-1ubuntu4
    • 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.1
    • 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.2
    • 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.3
    • 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.4
    • 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.5
    • 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.6
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.7

    Update to 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.7

  • apache2 Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.4.57-2ubuntu2
    • 2.4.57-2ubuntu3
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.4.58-1ubuntu1

    Update to 2.4.58-1ubuntu1

Original sources

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