Resource exhaustion in oauth2 - CVE-2025-22868

 

Resource exhaustion in oauth2 - CVE-2025-22868

Published: March 10, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU105461
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22868
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the jws package does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling malformed tokens. A remote attacker can pass a malformed JWT token to the application, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

oauth2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Fedora
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
Basesystem Module
HPC Module
SUSE Package Hub 15
Containers Module
openSUSE Leap
VolSync
IBM Concert Software
Netcool Operations Insight
IBM Cloud Pak for Security
IBM Fusion HCI
OpenShift Logging
IBM Automation Decision Services
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
Submariner
IBM Observability with Instana
Multicluster GlobalHub
Traefik
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes
Splunk Operator for Kubernetes Add-on
APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift
AI Inference Server Model Optimization Tools
AI Inference Server
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
Cryostat
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes
Db2 Intelligence Center
Financial Transaction Manager for RedHat OpenShift
Guardium Data Security Center (GDSC)
watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - UAB Component
Storage Ceph
Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak
Business Automation Insights
QRadar Suite
Splunk Enterprise
watsonx.data
Financial Transaction Manager
Cloud Pak for Data
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
golang-x-perf
govulncheck-vulndb
restic
opentelemetry-collector (Red Hat package)
rekor-debuginfo
rekor
opentofu
grpcurl
rclone
cosign
cosign-debuginfo
cosign-bash-completion
cosign-fish-completion
cosign-zsh-completion
ignition-dracut-grub2
ignition-debuginfo
ignition
golang-github-prometheus
google-cloud-sap-agent
docker-stable-bash-completion
docker-stable-debuginfo
docker-stable
docker-stable-rootless-extras
docker-stable-zsh-completion
docker-stable-fish-completion
docker-debuginfo
docker
docker-bash-completion
docker-zsh-completion
docker-fish-completion
docker-rootless-extras
google-osconfig-agent
google-guest-agent
OpenShift API for Data Protection (OADP)
Migration Toolkit for Containers
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes
OpenShift Data Foundation (formerly OpenShift Container Storage)
Red Hat Ceph Storage

How to mitigate CVE-2025-22868

Install updates from vendor's website.

oauth2 - update to 0.27.0
VolSync - update to 0.12.1
IBM Concert Software - update to 2.0.0
Db2 Intelligence Center - update to 1.1.2.0
Netcool Operations Insight - update to 1.6.15
IBM Cloud Pak for Security - update to 1.11.3.0
QRadar Suite - update to 1.11.3.0
watsonx.data - update to 2.2.1
IBM Fusion HCI - update to 2.10.0
Guardium Data Security Center (GDSC) - update to 3.7.2
watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - UAB Component - update to 5.1.3
Cloud Pak for Data - update to 5.2.0
Storage Ceph - update to 8.1z2
OpenShift Logging - addressed in versions 6.0.12, 6.2.7
Splunk Enterprise - addressed in versions 9.3.10, 9.4.9, 10.0.4, 10.2.1
Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak - addressed in versions 23.0.20.4, 30.0.0.1
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation - addressed in versions 24.0.0-IF007, 24.0.1-IF006, 25.0.0-IF003
Business Automation Insights - addressed in versions 24.0.0.0.4, 24.0.1.0.4
golang-x-perf - update to 0-0.28.20250326git02a15fd.fc41
govulncheck-vulndb - update to 0.0.20250226T025151-150000.1.35.1
Submariner - addressed in versions 0.17.6, 0.18.5, 0.19.4
restic - update to 0.18.0-1.fc43
opentelemetry-collector (Red Hat package) - update to 0.107.0-7.el9_4
IBM Observability with Instana - update to 1.0.295
Multicluster GlobalHub - addressed in versions 1.2.2, 1.3.3
OpenShift API for Data Protection (OADP) - addressed in versions 1.3.7, 1.4.5
rekor-debuginfo - update to 1.3.10-150400.4.25.1
rekor - update to 1.3.10-150400.4.25.1
Migration Toolkit for Containers - update to 1.8.7
opentofu - addressed in versions 1.9.1-1.fc43, 1.10.3-1.el9
grpcurl - update to 1.9.3-1.fc43
rclone - addressed in versions 1.70.2-1.fc43, 1.70.3-1.el9
Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes - addressed in versions 2.4.9, 2.5.9, 2.6.7, 2.7.4, 2.8.1
cosign - update to 2.5.0-150400.3.27.1
cosign-debuginfo - update to 2.5.0-150400.3.27.1
cosign-bash-completion - update to 2.5.0-150400.3.27.1
cosign-fish-completion - update to 2.5.0-150400.3.27.1
cosign-zsh-completion - update to 2.5.0-150400.3.27.1
Traefik - addressed in versions 2.11.24, 3.3.6
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes - update to 2.12.3
ignition-dracut-grub2 - addressed in versions 2.14.0-150300.4.13.1, 2.14.0-150300.6.13.1, 2.14.0-150400.4.9.1, 2.14.0-150400.9.9.1, 2.15.0-150400.4.11.1
ignition-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.14.0-150300.4.13.1, 2.14.0-150300.6.13.1, 2.14.0-150400.4.9.1, 2.14.0-150400.9.9.1, 2.15.0-150400.4.11.1
ignition - addressed in versions 2.14.0-150300.4.13.1, 2.14.0-150300.6.13.1, 2.14.0-150400.4.9.1, 2.14.0-150400.9.9.1, 2.15.0-150400.4.11.1
golang-github-prometheus - update to 2.55.1-1.fc43
Splunk Operator for Kubernetes Add-on - update to 3.0.0
APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift - update to 03.02.04.00
AI Inference Server Model Optimization Tools - update to 3.2.5
AI Inference Server - update to 3.2.5
google-cloud-sap-agent - addressed in versions 3.6-6.43.1, 3.6-150100.3.44.1
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces - update to 3.20.0
Cryostat - update to 4.0.0
OpenShift Data Foundation (formerly OpenShift Container Storage) - addressed in versions 4, 4.15.14, 4.18.3
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes - addressed in versions 4.5.7, 4.5.8, 4.6.3, 4.6.4
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.12.79, 4.14.54, 4.15.49, 4.15.55, 4.16.44, 4.17.32, 4.18.14, 4.18.16, 4.19.0
Red Hat Ceph Storage - addressed in versions 7.1, 8.1
docker-stable-bash-completion - addressed in versions 24.0.9_ce-1.11.1, 24.0.9_ce-1.32.1, 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.15.1, 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.39.1
docker-stable-debuginfo - addressed in versions 24.0.9_ce-1.11.1, 24.0.9_ce-1.32.1, 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.15.1, 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.39.1
docker-stable - addressed in versions 24.0.9_ce-1.11.1, 24.0.9_ce-1.32.1, 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.15.1, 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.39.1
docker-stable-rootless-extras - addressed in versions 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.15.1, 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.39.1
docker-stable-zsh-completion - addressed in versions 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.15.1, 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.39.1
docker-stable-fish-completion - addressed in versions 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.15.1, 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.39.1
docker-debuginfo - addressed in versions 27.5.1_ce-98.126.1, 27.5.1_ce-150000.218.1
docker - addressed in versions 27.5.1_ce-98.126.1, 27.5.1_ce-150000.218.1
docker-bash-completion - addressed in versions 27.5.1_ce-98.126.1, 27.5.1_ce-150000.218.1
docker-zsh-completion - update to 27.5.1_ce-150000.218.1
docker-fish-completion - update to 27.5.1_ce-150000.218.1
docker-rootless-extras - update to 27.5.1_ce-150000.218.1
google-osconfig-agent - addressed in versions 20250115.01-1.38.1, 20250115.01-150000.1.47.1
google-guest-agent - addressed in versions 20250116.00-1.47.2, 20250116.00-150000.1.57.1

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