CVE-2023-45802

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hen a HTTP/2 stream was reset (RST frame) by a client, there was a time window were the request's memory resources were not reclaimed immediately. Instead, de-allocation was deferred to connection close. A client could send new requests and resets, keeping the connection busy and open and causing the memory footprint to keep on growing. On connection close, all resources were reclaimed, but the process might run out of memory before that. This was found by the reporter during testing of CVE-2023-44487 (HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Exploit) with their own test client. During "normal" HTTP/2 use, the probability to hit this bug is very low. The kept memory would not become noticeable before the connection closes or times out. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.58, which fixes the issue.

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

25 Aug 2025, 02:09

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00013.html - () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00013.html - Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
References () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2MBEPPC36UBVOZZNAXFHKLFGSLCMN5LI/ - () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2MBEPPC36UBVOZZNAXFHKLFGSLCMN5LI/ - Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
References () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BFQD3KUEMFBHPAPBGLWQC34L4OWL5HAZ/ - () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BFQD3KUEMFBHPAPBGLWQC34L4OWL5HAZ/ - Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
References () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WE2I52RHNNU42PX6NZ2RBUHSFFJ2LVZX/ - () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WE2I52RHNNU42PX6NZ2RBUHSFFJ2LVZX/ - Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
References () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231027-0011/ - () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231027-0011/ - Third Party Advisory

21 Nov 2024, 08:27

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00013.html -
  • () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2MBEPPC36UBVOZZNAXFHKLFGSLCMN5LI/ -
  • () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BFQD3KUEMFBHPAPBGLWQC34L4OWL5HAZ/ -
  • () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WE2I52RHNNU42PX6NZ2RBUHSFFJ2LVZX/ -
  • () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231027-0011/ -
References () https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html - Vendor Advisory () https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html - Vendor Advisory

15 Oct 2024, 18:42

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-770

14 Oct 2024, 09:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00013.html', 'tags': ['Mailing List', 'Third Party Advisory'], 'source': '[email protected]'}
  • {'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2MBEPPC36UBVOZZNAXFHKLFGSLCMN5LI/', 'tags': ['Mailing List'], 'source': '[email protected]'}
  • {'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BFQD3KUEMFBHPAPBGLWQC34L4OWL5HAZ/', 'tags': ['Mailing List'], 'source': '[email protected]'}
  • {'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WE2I52RHNNU42PX6NZ2RBUHSFFJ2LVZX/', 'tags': ['Mailing List'], 'source': '[email protected]'}
  • {'url': 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231027-0011/', 'tags': ['Third Party Advisory'], 'source': '[email protected]'}
CWE CWE-400 CWE-404
Summary (en) When a HTTP/2 stream was reset (RST frame) by a client, there was a time window were the request's memory resources were not reclaimed immediately. Instead, de-allocation was deferred to connection close. A client could send new requests and resets, keeping the connection busy and open and causing the memory footprint to keep on growing. On connection close, all resources were reclaimed, but the process might run out of memory before that. This was found by the reporter during testing of CVE-2023-44487 (HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Exploit) with their own test client. During "normal" HTTP/2 use, the probability to hit this bug is very low. The kept memory would not become noticeable before the connection closes or times out. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.58, which fixes the issue. (en) When a HTTP/2 stream was reset (RST frame) by a client, there was a time window were the request's memory resources were not reclaimed immediately. Instead, de-allocation was deferred to connection close. A client could send new requests and resets, keeping the connection busy and open and causing the memory footprint to keep on growing. On connection close, all resources were reclaimed, but the process might run out of memory before that. This was found by the reporter during testing of CVE-2023-44487 (HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Exploit) with their own test client. During "normal" HTTP/2 use, the probability to hit this bug is very low. The kept memory would not become noticeable before the connection closes or times out. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.58, which fixes the issue.

09 Oct 2024, 14:30

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Debian debian Linux
Debian
CWE CWE-770
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00013.html - () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00013.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2MBEPPC36UBVOZZNAXFHKLFGSLCMN5LI/ - () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2MBEPPC36UBVOZZNAXFHKLFGSLCMN5LI/ - Mailing List
References () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WE2I52RHNNU42PX6NZ2RBUHSFFJ2LVZX/ - () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WE2I52RHNNU42PX6NZ2RBUHSFFJ2LVZX/ - Mailing List
CPE cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

10 Jun 2024, 17:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00013.html -

Information

Published : 2023-10-23 07:15

Updated : 2025-08-25 02:09


NVD link : CVE-2023-45802

Mitre link : CVE-2023-45802

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-45802


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CWE
CWE-404

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release