Envoy is a cloud-native, open source edge and service proxy. The HTTP/2 protocol stack in Envoy versions prior to 1.29.3, 1.28.2, 1.27.4, and 1.26.8 are vulnerable to CPU exhaustion due to flood of CONTINUATION frames. Envoy's HTTP/2 codec allows the client to send an unlimited number of CONTINUATION frames even after exceeding Envoy's header map limits. This allows an attacker to send a sequence of CONTINUATION frames without the END_HEADERS bit set causing CPU utilization, consuming approximately 1 core per 300Mbit/s of traffic and culminating in denial of service through CPU exhaustion. Users should upgrade to version 1.29.3, 1.28.2, 1.27.4, or 1.26.8 to mitigate the effects of the CONTINUATION flood. As a workaround, disable HTTP/2 protocol for downstream connections.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2024-04-04T19:41:02.634Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T01:32:05.423Z

Reserved: 2024-03-26T12:52:00.934Z

Link: CVE-2024-30255

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T01:32:05.423Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-04-04T20:15:08.983

Modified: 2024-05-01T18:15:19.723

Link: CVE-2024-30255

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-04-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-30255 - Bugzilla