CVE-2022-32221
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: December 15, 2025
Description
When doing HTTP(S) transfers, libcurl might erroneously use the read callback (`CURLOPT_READFUNCTION`) to ask for data to send, even when the `CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS` option has been set, if the same handle previously was used to issue a `PUT` request which used that callback. This flaw may surprise the application and cause it to misbehave and either send off the wrong data or use memory after free or similar in the subsequent `POST` request. The problem exists in the logic for a reused handle when it is changed from a PUT to a POST.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | curl | Not affected (8.2.1-r0) |
| Stream | curl | Not affected (8.2.1-r0) | |
| Hardened Containers | Stream | curl | Not affected (8.2.1-r0) |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/19
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/20
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/17/4
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1704017
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00028.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230110-0006/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230208-0002/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213604
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213605
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5330