| Bug ID | 1222461 |
|---|---|
| Summary | VUL-0: CVE-2024-22189: TRACKERBUG: quic-go: memory exhaustion attack against QUIC's connection ID mechanism |
| Classification | openSUSE |
| Product | openSUSE Distribution |
| Version | Leap 15.6 |
| Hardware | Other |
| URL | https://smash.suse.de/issue/400376/ |
| OS | Other |
| Status | NEW |
| Severity | Major |
| Priority | P5 - None |
| Component | Security |
| Assignee | security-team@suse.de |
| Reporter | smash_bz@suse.de |
| QA Contact | security-team@suse.de |
| CC | camila.matos@suse.com |
| Target Milestone | --- |
| Found By | Security Response Team |
| Blocker | --- |
quic-go is an implementation of the QUIC protocol in Go. Prior to version 0.42.0, an attacker can cause its peer to run out of memory sending a large number of `NEW_CONNECTION_ID` frames that retire old connection IDs. The receiver is supposed to respond to each retirement frame with a `RETIRE_CONNECTION_ID` frame. The attacker can prevent the receiver from sending out (the vast majority of) these `RETIRE_CONNECTION_ID` frames by collapsing the peers congestion window (by selectively acknowledging received packets) and by manipulating the peer's RTT estimate. Version 0.42.0 contains a patch for the issue. No known workarounds are available. References: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2024-22189 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22189 https://github.com/quic-go/quic-go/commit/4a99b816ae3ab03ae5449d15aac45147c85ed47a https://github.com/quic-go/quic-go/security/advisories/GHSA-c33x-xqrf-c478 https://seemann.io/posts/2024-03-19-exploiting-quics-connection-id-management https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqXtYcZAtIA&t=3683s https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2273513