CVE-2024-23322: envoyproxy envoy Use After Free
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-23322 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Use After Free vulnerability in envoyproxy envoy. EPSS estimates a 0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 09-02-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 01-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Envoy is a high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. Envoy will crash when certain timeouts happen within the same interval. The crash occurs when the following are true: 1. hedge_on_per_try_timeout is enabled, 2. per_try_idle_timeout is enabled (it can only be done in configuration), 3. per-try-timeout is enabled, either through headers or configuration and its value is equal, or within the backoff interval of the per_try_idle_timeout. This issue has been addressed in released 1.29.1, 1.28.1, 1.27.3, and 1.26.7. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.68%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
52%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.68% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Envoyproxy1 product
- envoy< 1.26.7 | ≥ 1.26.0, < 1.26.7 | ≥ 1.27.0, < 1.27.3 | ≥ 1.28.0, < 1.28.1 | ≥ 1.29.0, < 1.29.1
1 vendor · 1 product
References
2 links- github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-6p83-mfmh-qv38X Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/843f9e6a123ed47ce139b421c14e7126f2ac685eX Refsource MISCPatchVendor Advisory