Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-27664

high Nessus Plugin ID 224552

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- In net/http in Go before 1.18.6 and 1.19.x before 1.19.1, attackers can cause a denial of service because an HTTP/2 connection can hang during closing if shutdown were preempted by a fatal error. (CVE-2022-27664)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 224552

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2022_27664.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/5/2025

Updated: 8/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-27664

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:buildah, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:podman, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ignition, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:containernetworking-plugins, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.14, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:skopeo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:toolbox, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:skopeo, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-golang-x-net, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:podman, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:google-guest-agent, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-golang-x-net-dev, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.17, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ignition, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:containernetworking-plugins, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:buildah, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-golang-x-net, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-1.15, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:toolbox, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/6/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-27664

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