net/http in Go before 1.16.12 and 1.17.x before 1.17.5 allows uncontrolled memory consumption in the header canonicalization cache via HTTP/2 requests.
CVE-2021-44716
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 75% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 89.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 1, 2022
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (14)
- cve@mitrehttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-744259.pdf
- cve@mitrehttps://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/hcmEScgc00k
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00016.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00017.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00021.html
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02
- cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220121-0002/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-744259.pdf
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/hcmEScgc00k
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00016.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00017.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00021.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220121-0002/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-44716(14)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- CVE-2021-44716Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)
CVE-2021-44716
- RHSA-2023:0408Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Virtualization 4.12.0 Images security update
- RHSA-2023:0407Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Virtualization 4.12.0 RPMs security update
- RHSA-2022:6526Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Virtualization 4.11.0 Images security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2022:1734Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Migration Toolkit for Containers (MTC) 1.7.1 security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2022:1372Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.10.0 enhancement, security & bug fix update
- RHSA-2022:1361Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.10.0 RPM security,enhancement&bugfix update
- RHSA-2022:0947Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Virtualization 4.10.0 Images security and bug fix update
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Patch Availability(23)
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(3 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| golang.org/x/net | — | 0.0.0-20211209124913-491a49abca63 | — |
| golang.org/x/net/http2 | — | 0.0.0-20211209124913-491a49abca63 | — |
| stdlib | — | 1.17.5 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(13)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHEA-2022:1596IMPORTANT2021-12-09
RHEA-2022:1596 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:5160IMPORTANT2021-12-09
RHSA-2021:5160 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:0001IMPORTANT2021-12-09
RHSA-2022:0001 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:0002IMPORTANT2021-12-09
RHSA-2022:0002 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:0163IMPORTANT2021-12-09
RHSA-2022:0163 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:0585IMPORTANT2021-12-09
RHSA-2022:0585 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:0587IMPORTANT2021-12-09
RHSA-2022:0587 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:0842IMPORTANT2021-12-09
RHSA-2022:0842 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:0855IMPORTANT2021-12-09
RHSA-2022:0855 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:0927IMPORTANT2021-12-09
RHSA-2022:0927 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:1051IMPORTANT2021-12-09
RHSA-2022:1051 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:1056IMPORTANT2021-12-09
RHSA-2022:1056 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:1628IMPORTANT2021-12-09
RHSA-2022:1628 — Important
Data Freshness Timeline
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