CVE-2022-41724: Panic on large handshake records in crypto/tls

Published Feb 28, 2023
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Updated

Golang Go is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw when processing large TLS handshake records. By sending specially-crafted TLS handshake records, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.

Other sources

Large handshake records may cause panics in crypto/tls. Both clients and servers may send large TLS handshake records which cause servers and clients, respectively, to panic when attempting to construct responses. This affects all TLS 1.3 clients, TLS 1.2 clients which explicitly enable session resumption (by setting Config.ClientSessionCache to a non-nil value), and TLS 1.3 servers which request client certificates (by setting Config.ClientAuth >= RequestClientCert).

Debian

Panic on large handshake records in crypto/tls

Microsoft

Affected Software

19 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/golang<1.20.1
1.20.1
redhat/golang<1.19.6
1.19.6
debian/golang-1.15<=1.15.15-1~deb11u4
debian/golang-1.19
1.19.8-2
Golang Go<1.19.6
Golang Go=1.20.0
Golang Go=1.20.0-rc1
Golang Go=1.20.0-rc2
Golang Go=1.20.0-rc3
IBM Concert Software<=1.0.0 - 1.0.1
Microsoft azl3 golang 1.19.6-1
Microsoft cm1 gcc 9.1.0-7
Microsoft cbl2 msft-golang 1.19.6-1
Microsoft cbl2 golang 1.17.13-2
Microsoft cbl2 golang 1.21.6-1
Microsoft cbl2 gcc 11.2.0-8
Microsoft cm1 golang 1.17.13-2
Microsoft cbl2 golang 1.18.8-7
Microsoft cbl2 golang 1.19.6-1

Remediation

Event History

Feb 28, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:19 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:19 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Mar 15, 2023
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·05:14 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Oct 14, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·01:16 PM
Description
Oct 21, 2024
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Nov 15, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·01:21 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Sep 4, 2025
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·08:14 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·08:14 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Microsoft·08:14 AM
DescriptionSeverity

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-41724?

The severity of CVE-2022-41724 is high, with a severity value of 7.5.

2

How does CVE-2022-41724 affect clients?

CVE-2022-41724 affects all TLS 1.3 clients and TLS 1.2 clients which explicitly enable session resumption, causing panics when attempting to construct responses.

3

How does CVE-2022-41724 affect servers?

CVE-2022-41724 affects servers when large TLS handshake records are sent by clients, causing servers to panic when attempting to construct responses.

4

Which versions of Golang are affected by CVE-2022-41724?

Versions 1.19.6 and 1.20.0 of Golang are affected by CVE-2022-41724.

5

Is there a remedy available for CVE-2022-41724?

Yes, for Golang versions affected by CVE-2022-41724, upgrading to version 1.19.6 or 1.20.1 will address the vulnerability.

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