CVE-2022-27781

curl: CERTINFO never-ending busy-loop

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 11, 2022

Updated · October 15, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in curl. This issue occurs due to an erroneous function. A malicious server could make curl within Network Security Services (NSS) get stuck in a never-ending busy loop when trying to retrieve that information. This flaw allows an Infinite Loop, affecting system availability.

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 are not affected because our build of curl does not use NSS for TLS.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')