Uncontrolled resource consumption in undertow
Priority LOW 36CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 7 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
A flaw was found in Undertow. A potential security issue in flow control handling by the browser over HTTP/2 may cause overhead or a denial of service in the server. This flaw exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2021-3629.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01392 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 8 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 fixed, 7 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | undertow | Fixed in 2.3.0.Final, 2.2.17.SP1, 2.2.20.Final, 2.2.19.SP1. | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- undertow Vendor— Affected Fixed in 2.3.0.Final, 2.2.17.SP1, 2.2.20.Final, 2.2.19.SP1. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_quarkus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:integration_camel_k:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_application_runtimes:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.2.17 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:2.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.18 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:2.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.19 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:build_of_quarkus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:integration_camel_k:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_application_runtimes:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.2.17 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:2.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.18 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:2.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.19 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_secure_agent:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_secure_agent:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
Remediation
Red Hat 8 advisories
- RHSA-2025:9582 Released 2025-06-25 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.11 on RHEL 7 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 EUS for RHEL 7 Server eap7-glassfish-el-3.0.1-4.b08_redhat_00005.1.ep7.el7, eap7-glassfish-el-impl-3.0.1-4.b08_redhat_00005.1.ep7.el7, eap7-hibernate-5.1.17-3.Final_redhat_00004.1.ep7.el7 +22
- RHSA-2025:9583 Released 2025-06-25 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.14 Security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 EUS for RHEL 7 Server eap7-jackson-annotations-2.10.4-3.redhat_00006.1.el7eap, eap7-jackson-core-2.10.4-3.redhat_00006.1.el7eap, eap7-jackson-databind-2.10.4-5.redhat_00006.1.el7eap +40
- RHSA-2022:8761 Released 2022-12-14 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat support for Spring Boot 2.7.2 update
- Text-Only RHOAR
Show 5 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2022:6822 Released 2022-10-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.7 Security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 8 eap7-snakeyaml-1.31.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-undertow-2.2.19-1.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el8eap
- RHSA-2022:6825 Released 2022-10-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.7 Security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform io.undertow.undertow-core-2.2.19.SP2-redhat-00001.jar, org.yaml.snakeyaml-1.31.0.redhat-00001.jar
- RHSA-2022:6821 Released 2022-10-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.7 Security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-snakeyaml-1.31.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-undertow-2.2.19-1.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el7eap
- RHSA-2022:6823 Released 2022-10-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.7 Security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 9 eap7-snakeyaml-1.31.0-1.redhat_00001.1.el9eap, eap7-undertow-2.2.19-1.SP2_redhat_00001.1.el9eap
- RHSA-2022:5532 Released 2022-07-07 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Fuse 7.11.0 release and security update
- Red Hat Fuse 7.11
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Integration Service Registry | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat build of Quarkus | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Fuse 7.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:5532 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6821 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6822 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6823 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6825 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 EUS for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2025:9582 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 EUS for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2025:9583 |
| Text-Only RHOAR | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8761 |
Not affected: 8 products
- Red Hat Decision Manager 7
- Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 1
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 7 Server
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat Process Automation 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1259
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5837-3xvj-5g8r
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-1259 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1259 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5837-3xvj-5g8r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-1259 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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