CVE-2023-32731

NameCVE-2023-32731
DescriptionWhen gRPC HTTP2 stack raised a header size exceeded error, it skipped parsing the rest of the HPACK frame. This caused any HPACK table mutations to also be skipped, resulting in a desynchronization of HPACK tables between sender and receiver. If leveraged, say, between a proxy and a backend, this could lead to requests from the proxy being interpreted as containing headers from different proxy clients - leading to an information leak that can be used for privilege escalation or data exfiltration. We recommend upgrading beyond the commit contained inĀ  https://github.com/grpc/grpc/pull/33005 https://github.com/grpc/grpc/pull/33005
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
grpc (PTS)buster1.16.1-1fixed
bullseye1.30.2-3fixed
bookworm1.51.1-3fixed
sid, trixie1.51.1-5fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
grpcsource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- grpc <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
Introduced by: https://github.com/grpc/grpc/pull/32309#issuecomment-1589561295 (v1.53.0-pre1)
Fixed by: https://github.com/grpc/grpc/commit/65a2a895afaf1d2072447b9baf246374b182a946 (v1.56.0-pre1)

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