# CVE-2021-3859: A flaw was found in Undertow that tripped the client-side invocation timeout with certain calls made over HTTP2.

- Also known as: GHSA-339Q-62WM-C39W
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.2.15
- Published: 2022-08-26 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a undertow: Fixed in 2.2.15.Final
- io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven): fixed in 2.2.15

## Description

A flaw was found in Undertow that tripped the client-side invocation timeout with certain calls made over HTTP2. This flaw allows an attacker to carry out denial of service attacks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a undertow, io.undertow:undertow-core, upgrade to a fixed version (2.2.15) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2010378
- https://issues.redhat.com/browse/UNDERTOW-1979
- https://github.com/undertow-io/undertow/pull/1296
- https://github.com/undertow-io/undertow/commit/e43f0ada3f4da6e8579e0020cec3cb1a81e487c2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3859
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221201-0004/

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