CVE-2021-22553
Heap Memory exhaustion in Gerrit
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 2.15.22, 2.16.26, 3.0.16, 3.1.12, 3.2.7, and 1 more
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
Any git operation is passed through Jetty and a session is created. No expiry is set for the session and Jetty does not automatically dispose of the session. Over multiple git actions, this can lead to a heap memory exhaustion for Gerrit servers. We recommend upgrading Gerrit to any of the versions listed above.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Google LLC Gerrit
fixed in 2.15.22; fixed in 2.16.26; fixed in 3.0.16; fixed in 3.1.12; fixed in 3.2.7; fixed in 3.3.2