# CVE-2022-38150: In Varnish Cache 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, and 7.1.0, it is possible to cause the Varnish Server to assert and automatically restart through forg

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-08-11 · Updated: 2025-10-20

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In Varnish Cache 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, and 7.1.0, it is possible to cause the Varnish Server to assert and automatically restart through forged HTTP/1 backend responses. An attack uses a crafted reason phrase of the backend response status line. This is fixed in 7.0.3 and 7.1.1.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://varnish-cache.org/security/VSV00009.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V2BUKFICLZBXESLQ3MXMIG3G52RZURFK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TW3X4PEKC5C736SCKE2UG3Y7JWKMD2K6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M4KVVCIQVINQQ2D7ORNARSYALMJUMP3I/

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