CVE-2022-23098
An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. The TCP server reply...
An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. The TCP server reply implementation has an infinite loop if no data is received.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. The TCP server reply implementation has an infinite loop if no data is received.
- Record
CVE-2022-23098- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. The TCP server reply implementation has an infinite loop if no data is received.
- Record
CVE-2022-23098- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-28203 No score
An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. The TCP server reply implementation has an infinite loop if no data is received.
- Record
EUVD-2022-28203- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xhqg-mp7v-6mrp
7.5
An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. The TCP server reply...
An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. The TCP server reply implementation has an infinite loop if no data is received.
- Record
GHSA-xhqg-mp7v-6mrp- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-23098
7.5
An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. The TCP server reply implementation has an infinite loop if no data is received.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2022-23098- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-23098
7.5
An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. The TCP server reply implementation has an infinite loop if no data is received.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23098- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-23098
7.5
An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. The TCP server reply implementation has an infinite loop if no data is received.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23098- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. The TCP server reply implementation has an infinite loop if no data is received.
- Record
CVE-2022-23098- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2022-0045 No score
Updated connman packages fix security vulnerability
TCP Receive Path does not Check for Presence of Sufficient Header Data. (CVE-2022-23096)
Possibly invalid memory reference in 'strnlen()' call in 'forward_dns_reply()'. (CVE-2022-23097)
TCP Receive Path Triggers 100 % CPU loop if DNS server does not Send Back Data. (CVE-2022-23098)
- Record
MGASA-2022-0045- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11792-1 No score
connman-1.41-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the connman-1.41-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11792-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6236-1 No score
connman vulnerabilities
It was discovered that ConnMan could be made to write out of bounds. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ConnMan to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-26675, CVE-2021-33833)
It was discovered that ConnMan could be made to leak sensitive information via the gdhcp component. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain information for further exploitation. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-26676)
It was discovered that ConnMan could be made to read out of bounds. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to case ConnMan to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-23096, CVE-2022-23097)
It was discovered that ConnMan could be made to run into an infinite loop. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ConnMan to consume resources and to stop operating, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-23098)
It was discovered that ConnMan could be made to write out of bounds via the gweb component. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ConnMan to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-32292)
It was discovered that ConnMan did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ConnMan to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-32293)
It was discovered that ConnMan could be made to write out of bounds via the gdhcp component. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ConnMan to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-28488)
- Record
USN-6236-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
connmanAlpine:v3.16 |
before 1.41-r0 | 1.41-r0 |
connmanAlpine:v3.17 |
before 1.41-r0 | 1.41-r0 |
connmanAlpine:v3.18 |
before 1.41-r0 | 1.41-r0 |
connmanAlpine:v3.19 |
before 1.41-r0 | 1.41-r0 |
connmanAlpine:v3.20 |
before 1.41-r0 | 1.41-r0 |
connmanAlpine:v3.21 |
before 1.41-r0 | 1.41-r0 |
connmanAlpine:v3.22 |
before 1.41-r0 | 1.41-r0 |
connmanAlpine:v3.23 |
before 1.41-r0 | 1.41-r0 |
connmanAlpine:v3.24 |
before 1.41-r0 | 1.41-r0 |
connmanDebian:12 |
before 1.36-2.4 | 1.36-2.4 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
connmanDebian:13 |
before 1.36-2.4 | 1.36-2.4 |
connmanDebian:14 |
before 1.36-2.4 | 1.36-2.4 |
connmanDebian:9 |
before 1.33-3+deb9u3, plus listed versions 1.33-31.33-3+deb9u11.33-3+deb9u2 |
1.33-3+deb9u3 |
connmanDebian:10 |
before 1.36-2.1~deb10u4, plus listed versions 1.36-21.36-2.1~deb10u11.36-2.1~deb10u21.36-2.1~deb10u3 |
1.36-2.1~deb10u4 |
connmanDebian:11 |
before 1.36-2.2+deb11u1, plus listed versions 1.36-2.2 |
1.36-2.2+deb11u1 |
connmanMageia:8 |
before 1.38-2.2.mga8 | 1.38-2.2.mga8 |
connmanUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
before 1.21-1.2+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1.21-1.21.21-1.2build11.21-1.2build21.21-1.2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1 |
1.21-1.2+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
connmanUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
before 1.35-6ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1.35-11.35-21.35-6 |
1.35-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
connmanUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
before 1.36-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 1.36-2build1 |
1.36-2ubuntu0.1 |
connmanUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
before 1.36-2.3ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 1.36-2.2build11.36-2.31.36-2.3build1 |
1.36-2.3ubuntu0.1 |
connmanopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.41-1.1 | 1.41-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-23098 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Intel Connman, published January 28, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.48%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in connman 1.41-r0.
References
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/connman/connman.git/log
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/25/1
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00009.html
debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5231
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-21
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23098
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-xhqg-mp7v-6mrp
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-23098
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/23xxx/CVE-2022-23098.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-23098
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0045.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29945
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23098
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6236-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23098
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-26675
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-26676
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-33833
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23096
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23097
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-32292
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-32293
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-28488
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23097
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23098