CVE-2021-43824
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.011 · 64 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy, designed for cloud-native applications. In affected versions a crafted request crashes Envoy when a CONNECT request is sent to JWT filter configured with regex match. This provides a denial of service attack vector. The only workaround is to not use regex in the JWT filter. Users are advised to upgrade.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedservicemesh-proxy-0:2.1.2-4.el8.ppc64le as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1redhat_csaf
The OpenShift Service Mesh Release Notes provide information on the features and known issues: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/service_mesh/v2x/servicemesh-release-notes.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1275 - Fixedservicemesh-proxy-0:2.1.2-4.el8.s390x as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1redhat_csaf
The OpenShift Service Mesh Release Notes provide information on the features and known issues: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/service_mesh/v2x/servicemesh-release-notes.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1275 - Fixedservicemesh-proxy-0:2.1.2-4.el8.src as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1redhat_csaf
The OpenShift Service Mesh Release Notes provide information on the features and known issues: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/service_mesh/v2x/servicemesh-release-notes.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1275 - Fixedservicemesh-proxy-0:2.1.2-4.el8.x86_64 as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1redhat_csaf
The OpenShift Service Mesh Release Notes provide information on the features and known issues: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/service_mesh/v2x/servicemesh-release-notes.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1275 - Fixedservicemesh-proxy-debuginfo-0:2.1.2-4.el8.ppc64le as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1redhat_csaf
The OpenShift Service Mesh Release Notes provide information on the features and known issues: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/service_mesh/v2x/servicemesh-release-notes.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1275 - Fixedservicemesh-proxy-debuginfo-0:2.1.2-4.el8.s390x as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1redhat_csaf
The OpenShift Service Mesh Release Notes provide information on the features and known issues: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/service_mesh/v2x/servicemesh-release-notes.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1275 - Fixedservicemesh-proxy-debuginfo-0:2.1.2-4.el8.x86_64 as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1redhat_csaf
The OpenShift Service Mesh Release Notes provide information on the features and known issues: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/service_mesh/v2x/servicemesh-release-notes.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1275 - Fixedservicemesh-proxy-debugsource-0:2.1.2-4.el8.ppc64le as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1redhat_csaf
The OpenShift Service Mesh Release Notes provide information on the features and known issues: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/service_mesh/v2x/servicemesh-release-notes.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1275 - Fixedservicemesh-proxy-debugsource-0:2.1.2-4.el8.s390x as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1redhat_csaf
The OpenShift Service Mesh Release Notes provide information on the features and known issues: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/service_mesh/v2x/servicemesh-release-notes.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1275 - Fixedservicemesh-proxy-debugsource-0:2.1.2-4.el8.x86_64 as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1redhat_csaf
The OpenShift Service Mesh Release Notes provide information on the features and known issues: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/service_mesh/v2x/servicemesh-release-notes.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1275 - Fixedservicemesh-proxy-wasm-0:2.1.2-4.el8.noarch as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1redhat_csaf
The OpenShift Service Mesh Release Notes provide information on the features and known issues: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/service_mesh/v2x/servicemesh-release-notes.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1275
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–7.5
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (53)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:container_platform_4
- servicemesh-0:2.1.2-4.el8.ppc64le as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1all versionsnot affectedredhat_csafUS
- servicemesh-0:2.1.2-4.el8.s390x as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1all versionsnot affectedredhat_csafUS
- servicemesh-0:2.1.2-4.el8.src as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1all versionsnot affectedredhat_csafUS
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHSA-2022:1275Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1.2 security update2022-04-07csaf · redhat_csafUS
Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1.2 Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-0970Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-04-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat OpenShift ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen und Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.
- BIT-envoy-2021-43824Null pointer dereference in envoy2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy, designed for cloud-native applications. In affected versions a crafted request crashes Envoy when a CONNECT request is sent to JWT filter configured with regex match. This provides a denial of service attack vector. The only workaround is to not use regex in the JWT filter. Users are advised to upgrade.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-43824cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-43824/cnnvd
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/9371333230b1a6e1be2eccf4868771e11af6253acnnvd
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-vj5m-rch8-5r2pcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43824cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166644/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-1275-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.1505cnnvd
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/9371333230b1a6e1be2eccf4868771e11af6253aenisa_euvd
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