CVE-2024-37298: Potential memory exhaustion attack due to sparse slice deserialization
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 30/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 65.9% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- Fixed version: azl3 libcontainers-common 20240213-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 20240213-2; azl3 libcontainers-common 20240213-3 on Azure Linux 3.0 20240213-2; azl3 telegraf 1.31.0-10 on Azure Linux 3.0 1.31.0-2.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to azl3 libcontainers-common 20240213-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 20240213-2; azl3 libcontainers-common 20240213-3 on Azure Linux 3.0 20240213-2; azl3 telegraf 1.31.0-10 on Azure Linux 3.0 1.31.0-2 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
gorilla/schema converts structs to and from form values. Prior to version 1.4.1 Running `schema.Decoder.Decode()` on a struct that has a field of type `[]struct{...}` opens it up to malicious attacks regarding memory allocations, taking advantage of the sparse slice functionality. Any use of `schema.Decoder.Decode()` on a struct with arrays of other structs could be vulnerable to this memory exhaustion vulnerability. Version 1.4.1 contains a patch for the issue.
- Published
- Jul 1, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.0% · 65th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-770
Report tools
Action score
30
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.0%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 7.5
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| gorillatoolkit | schema | cpe:2.3:a:gorillatoolkit:schema |
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
gorilla schema
- < 1.4.1affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | aardvark-dns | before 2:1.10.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3792+03eaed9c | 2:1.10.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3792+03eaed9c |
| AlmaLinux:8 | aardvark-dns | before 2:1.10.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f | 2:1.10.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f |
| AlmaLinux:8 | aardvark-dns | before 2:1.10.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 | 2:1.10.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | buildah | before 2:1.33.8-4.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 | 2:1.33.8-4.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | buildah-tests | before 2:1.33.8-4.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 | 2:1.33.8-4.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | cockpit-podman | before 84.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f | 84.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f |
| AlmaLinux:8 | conmon | before 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f | 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f |
| AlmaLinux:8 | conmon | before 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 | 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | conmon | before 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 | 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | container-selinux | before 2:2.229.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 | 2:2.229.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | containernetworking-plugins | before 1:1.4.0-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 | 1:1.4.0-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | containers-common | before 2:1-82.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 | 2:1-82.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | crit | before 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 | 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | crit | before 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f | 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f |
| AlmaLinux:8 | criu | before 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 | 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | criu | before 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 | 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | criu-devel | before 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f | 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f |
| AlmaLinux:8 | criu-devel | before 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 | 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | criu-libs | before 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 | 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | criu-libs | before 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 | 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | crun | before 1.14.3-2.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f | 1.14.3-2.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f |
| AlmaLinux:8 | crun | before 1.14.3-2.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 | 1.14.3-2.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | fuse-overlayfs | before 1.13-1.module_el8.10.0+3792+03eaed9c | 1.13-1.module_el8.10.0+3792+03eaed9c |
| AlmaLinux:8 | fuse-overlayfs | before 1.13-1.module_el8.10.0+3859+6ae70a0e | 1.13-1.module_el8.10.0+3859+6ae70a0e |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| azl3 libcontainers-common 20240213-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 20240213-2 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| azl3 libcontainers-common 20240213-3 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 20240213-2 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| azl3 telegraf 1.31.0-10 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 1.31.0-2 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| azl3 telegraf 1.31.0-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 1.31.0-2 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| cbl2 libcontainers-common 20210626-4 on CBL Mariner 2.0 | 20210626-4 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| cbl2 libcontainers-common 20210626-7 on CBL Mariner 2.0 | 20210626-4 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| cbl2 telegraf 1.29.4-15 on CBL Mariner 2.0 | 1.29.4-7 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| cbl2 telegraf 1.29.4-7 on CBL Mariner 2.0 | 1.29.4-7 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| almalinux:aardvark-dns | 2:1.10.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3792+03eaed9c · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:buildah | 2:1.33.8-4.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:buildah-tests | 2:1.33.8-4.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:cockpit-podman | 84.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:conmon | 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:container-selinux | 2:2.229.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:containernetworking-plugins | 1:1.4.0-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:containers-common | 2:1-82.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:crit | 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:criu | 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:criu-devel | 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:criu-libs | 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:golang-github-gorilla-schema | 1.4.1-1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Go:github.com/gorilla/schema | 1.4.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:velociraptor | 0.7.0.4.git142.862ef23-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:podman | 3:4.4.1-25.2.rhaos4.15.el8 · Red Hat:openshift:4.15::el8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:podman-catatonit | 3:4.4.1-25.2.rhaos4.15.el8 · Red Hat:openshift:4.15::el8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:podman-catatonit-debuginfo | 3:4.4.1-25.2.rhaos4.15.el8 · Red Hat:openshift:4.15::el8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:podman-debuginfo | 3:4.4.1-25.2.rhaos4.15.el8 · Red Hat:openshift:4.15::el8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:podman-debugsource | 3:4.4.1-25.2.rhaos4.15.el8 · Red Hat:openshift:4.15::el8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:podman-docker | 3:4.4.1-25.2.rhaos4.15.el8 · Red Hat:openshift:4.15::el8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:podman-gvproxy | 3:4.4.1-25.2.rhaos4.15.el8 · Red Hat:openshift:4.15::el8 | Package registry (OSV) |
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Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- FloodingCAPEC-125likelihood: High · Medium
- Excessive AllocationCAPEC-130likelihood: Medium · Medium
- XML Ping of the DeathCAPEC-147likelihood: Low · Medium
- Exponential Data ExpansionCAPEC-197likelihood: High · Medium
- Serialized Data Parameter BlowupCAPEC-229likelihood: High · High
- Serialized Data with Nested PayloadsCAPEC-230likelihood: Medium · High
- Oversized Serialized Data PayloadsCAPEC-231likelihood: Medium · High
- HTTP DoSCAPEC-469Low
ATT&CK techniques
- Network Denial of Service:Direct Network FloodT1498.001
- Network Denial of Service:Reflection AmplificationT1498.002
- Endpoint Denial of ServiceT1499
- Endpoint Denial of Service: OS Exhaustion FloodT1499.001
- Endpoint Denial of Service:Service Exhaustion FloodT1499.002
- Endpoint Denial of Service:Application Exhaustion FloodT1499.003
Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.