CVE-2024-2398: HTTP/2 push headers memory-leak

Published Mar 20, 2024
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Updated

Accounts. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

Other sources

AirDrop. This issue was addressed through improved state management.

— Apple

apache. This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.

— Apple

APFS. The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

— Apple

Credit

CVE-2024-2004, CVE-2024-2379, CVE-2024-2398, CVE-2024-2466, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), D4m0n, Amir Bazine(CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Karsten König(CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), an anonymous researcher, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, CVE-2023-6277, CVE-2023-52356, Yisumi, sqrtpwn, Minghao Lin(Zhejiang University), Jiaxun Zhu(Zhejiang University), Patrick Wardle(DoubleYou), Adam M., CVE-2024-6387, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat(Dawn Security Lab of JingDong), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), CVE-2024-23296, Yadhu Krishna M(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Narendra Bhati(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Manager(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Kirin@@Pwnrin, Joshua Jones, Marcio Almeida(Tanto Security), Jiahui Hu (梅零落)(NorthSea), Meng Zhang (鲸落)(NorthSea), Matthew Loewen, Minghao Lin(Baidu Security), (Baidu Security), Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), IES Red Team(ByteDance), Linwz(DEVCORE), Yeto, CertiK SkyFall Team, Yann Gascuel(Alter Solutions), w0wbox, Junsung Lee(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), (CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Gandalf4a, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), CVE-2024-40805, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), (Kandji), Mateen Alinaghi, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), (Dawn Security Lab of JingDong), Jiwon Park, Bistrit Dahal, Srijan Poudel, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), ajajfxhj, Huang Xilin(Ant Group Light), Maksymilian Motyl, Johan Carlsson (joaxcar), Seunghyun Lee@@0x10n(KAIST Hacking Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2024-4558, Matthew Butler, Gary Kwong, Andreas Jaegersberger, Ro Achterberg, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal India)

Affected Software

40 affected componentsFixes available
debian/curl<=7.74.0-1.3+deb11u11, <=7.88.1-10+deb12u5
7.74.0-1.3+deb11u137.88.1-10+deb12u78.10.1-2
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.6
14.6
Apple macOS Monterey<12.7.6
12.7.6
Apple macOS Ventura<13.6.8
13.6.8
IBM Concert Software<=1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.2.1
haxx curl>=7.44.0<8.7.0
Apple macOS<12.7.6
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.6.8
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.6
Fedoraproject Fedora=39
Fedoraproject Fedora=40
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Vmware Vsphere
NetApp ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility
NetApp Brocade Fabric Operating System
All of the following
NetApp Bootstrap Os
NetApp Hci Compute Node
All of the following
NetApp H300s Firmware
NetApp H300s
All of the following
NetApp H410s Firmware
NetApp H410s
All of the following
NetApp H500s Firmware
NetApp H500s
All of the following
NetApp H610c Firmware
NetApp H610c
All of the following
NetApp H610s Firmware
NetApp H610s
All of the following
NetApp H615c Firmware
NetApp H615c
All of the following
NetApp H700s Firmware
NetApp H700s
redhat/curl<8.7.0
8.7.0
Microsoft cbl2 curl 8.5.0-2
Patch available
Microsoft azl3 cmake 3.30.3-2
Patch available
Microsoft azl3 cmake 3.29.6-1
Patch available
Microsoft cbl2 cmake 3.21.4-17
Patch available
Microsoft azl3 curl 8.8.0-1
Patch available
Microsoft cbl2 cmake 3.21.4-17
Patch available
Microsoft azl3 curl 8.5.0-1
Patch available
Microsoft cbl2 cmake 3.21.4-14
Patch available
Microsoft cbl2 curl 8.8.0-1
Patch available

Remediation

Patch Available

https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/deca8039991886a559b67bcd6

Event History

Mar 20, 2024
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·03:35 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Mar 27, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:55 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:55 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 AM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 AM
WeaknessAffected Software
May 30, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·02:45 PM
Description
Aug 5, 2024
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·07:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·07:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Microsoft·07:00 AM
SeverityAffected Software
Updated
via Microsoft·07:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Microsoft·07:00 AM
DescriptionSeverity
Sep 15, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·03:01 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Nov 19, 2024
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-2398?

CVE-2024-2398 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability with a medium severity due to its potential for causing system instability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-2398?

To fix CVE-2024-2398, update to the patched versions of cURL as specified by the respective vendors.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2024-2398?

CVE-2024-2398 affects multiple versions of cURL on various platforms including macOS Monterey, macOS Ventura, macOS Sonoma, and IBM Cognos Dashboards.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2024-2398 allow?

CVE-2024-2398 allows a remote attacker to exploit a memory leak vulnerability through specially crafted HTTP/2 PUSH_PROMISE frames.

5

Can CVE-2024-2398 cause data loss?

While CVE-2024-2398 primarily causes a denial of service condition, it does not directly lead to data loss but may impact availability.

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