Prometheus client_golang up to 1.11.0 resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Prometheus client_golang up to 1.11.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource consumption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-21698. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Prometheus client_golang up to 1.11.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was presented 02/15/2022 by Firewall as GHSA-cg3q-j54f-5p7p. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-21698 since 11/16/2021. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211317 (Fedora 38 : etcd (2022-28d38313c8)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.11.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (211317) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-0960). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211317
Nessus Name: Fedora 38 : etcd (2022-28d38313c8)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: client_golang 1.11.1
Patch: github.com

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03/16/2026 +1490 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-cg3q-j54f-5p7p
Researcher: Firewall
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-21698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-193108
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/15/2022 18:21
Updated: 03/16/2026 23:15
Changes: 02/15/2022 18:21 (52), 02/18/2022 09:14 (2), 11/15/2024 14:03 (16), 03/16/2026 23:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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