CVE-2022-3996
CVE Details
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Initial Publication
10/25/2024
Last Update
12/16/2024
Third Party Dependency
openssl
NIST CVE Summary
If an X.509 certificate contains a malformed policy constraint and policy processing is enabled, then a write lock will be taken twice recursively. On some operating systems (most widely: Windows) this results in a denial of service when the affected process hangs. Policy processing being enabled on a publicly facing server is not considered to be a common setup.
Policy processing is enabled by passing the `-policy' argument to the command line utilities or by calling the `X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_policies()' function.
Update (31 March 2023): The description of the policy processing enablement was corrected based on CVE-2023-0466.
CVE Severity
Our Official Summary
This security flaw occurs if an X.509 certificate contains a malformed policy constraint and policy processing is enabled, then a write lock will be taken twice recursively. This issue results in a denial of service when the affected process hangs.
This vulnerability is very platform specific and is reported on Windows OS only. Hence the impact of this CVE on our products is low. The 3rd party kubevirt images in which this vulnerability is reported has no fixed versions available yet.
Status
Ongoing
Affected Products & Versions
| Version | Palette Enterprise | Palette Enterprise Airgap | VerteX | VerteX Airgap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5.15 | ⚠️ Impacted | ✅ No Impact | ⚠️ Impacted | ✅ No Impact |
| 4.5.11 | ⚠️ Impacted | ✅ No Impact | ⚠️ Impacted | ✅ No Impact |
| 4.5.10 | ⚠️ Impacted | ✅ No Impact | ⚠️ Impacted | ✅ No Impact |
| 4.5.8 | ⚠️ Impacted | ✅ No Impact | ⚠️ Impacted | ✅ No Impact |
| 4.5.5 | ⚠️ Impacted | ✅ No Impact | ⚠️ Impacted | ✅ No Impact |
| 4.5.4 | ⚠️ Impacted | ✅ No Impact | ⚠️ Impacted | ✅ No Impact |
| 4.4.20 | ⚠️ Impacted | ✅ No Impact | ⚠️ Impacted | ✅ No Impact |
Revision History
| Date | Revision |
|---|---|
| 12/16/2024 | Impacted versions changed from 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8, 4.4.20, 4.5.10, 4.5.11 to 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8, 4.4.20, 4.5.10, 4.5.11, 4.5.15 |
| 12/05/2024 | Official summary revised: This security flaw occurs if an X.509 certificate contains a malformed policy constraint and policy processing is enabled, then a write lock will be taken twice recursively. This issue results in a denial of service when the affected process hangs. This vulnerability is very platform specific and is reported on Windows OS only. Hence the impact of this CVE on our products is low. The 3rd party kubevirt images in which this vulnerability is reported has no fixed versions available yet. |
| 11/15/2024 | Impacted versions changed from 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8, 4.4.20, 4.5.10 to 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8, 4.4.20, 4.5.10, 4.5.11 |
| 11/15/2024 | Impacted versions changed from 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8, 4.4.20 to 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8, 4.4.20, 4.5.10 |
| 11/13/2024 | Impacted versions changed from 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8 to 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8, 4.4.20 |
| 11/10/2024 | Impacted versions changed from 4.5.4, 4.5.5 to 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8 |
| 10/27/2024 | Impacted versions changed from 4.5.4 to 4.5.4, 4.5.5 |