High severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 9, 2023· Updated Feb 13, 2025
Vault Requests Triggering Policy Checks May Lead To Unbounded Memory Consumption
CVE-2023-5954
Description
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise inbound client requests triggering a policy check can lead to an unbounded consumption of memory. A large number of these requests may lead to denial-of-service. Fixed in Vault 1.15.2, 1.14.6, and 1.13.10.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo | < 1.13.10 | 1.13.10 |
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo | >= 1.14.0, < 1.14.6 | 1.14.6 |
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo | >= 1.15.0, < 1.15.2 | 1.15.2 |
Affected products
2- HashiCorp/Vault Enterprisev5Range: 1.15.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-4qhc-v8r6-8vwmghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5954ghsaADVISORY
- discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-33-vault-requests-triggering-policy-checks-may-lead-to-unbounded-memory-consumption/59926ghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0001ghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0001/mitre
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