# CVE-2022-41717: GO-2022-1144 - Excessive memory growth in net/http and golang.org/x/net/http2

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-41717-golang-org-x-net-http2-vulnerable-to-possible-excessive-memory  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-12-08  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-41717 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-12-08

Excessive memory growth in net/http and golang.org/x/net/http2

Technologies: [golang.org/x/net (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/golang-org-x-net), [golang.org/x/net/http2 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/golang-org-x-net-http2), [stdlib (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/go-stdlib). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-41717 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-41717 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-41717?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 8 December 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** golang.org/x/net (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.4.0; golang.org/x/net/http2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.4.0; stdlib (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.18.9,introduced=1.19.0-0,fixed=1.19.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-41717?** Yes. golang.org/x/net (Go): upgrade to 0.4.0 or later; golang.org/x/net/http2 (Go): upgrade to 0.4.0 or later; stdlib (Go): upgrade to 1.19.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-41717?** Check whether you run golang.org/x/net (Go), golang.org/x/net/http2 (Go) or stdlib (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- golang.org/x/net (Go): upgrade to 0.4.0 or later

  ```sh
  go get golang.org/x/net@v0.4.0
  ```

- golang.org/x/net/http2 (Go): upgrade to 0.4.0 or later

  ```sh
  go get golang.org/x/net/http2@v0.4.0
  ```

- stdlib (Go): upgrade to 1.19.4 or later

  ```sh
  go get stdlib@v1.19.4
  ```


## Affected products

- golang.org/x/net (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.4.0
- golang.org/x/net/http2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.4.0
- stdlib (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.18.9,introduced=1.19.0-0,fixed=1.19.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-41717
- GHSA-xrjj-mj9h-534m
- GO-2022-1144

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