Denial of Service in Etcd v3.5.4

etcd Updated 02 Oct 2025

Summary

22/08/2023

Disclosed on

N/A

Severity

No i

Fix available

High

Severity

7.5

CVSS Score

CVE-2022-34038: Etcd v3.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via function PageWriter.write in pagewriter.go. Affects etcd versions < 08407ff7600eb16c4445d5f21c4fafaf19412e24. No fix is published. How to fix ↓

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Background

Etcd is a distributed key-value store used for shared configuration and service discovery in cloud-native systems. It provides a reliable and highly available data store for storing critical information. However, Etcd v3.5.4 is susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability.

Vulnerability Detail

The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-34038, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by exploiting the function PageWriter.write in pagewriter.go. Although the vendor claims this is not a vulnerability, it can still lead to service disruption. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity level.

How To Fix

No fixed version is published for this vulnerability.

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Workaround

No specific workaround has been provided for this vulnerability.

Conclusion

Etcd v3.5.4 is vulnerable to a denial of service, as identified by CVE-2022-34038. It is crucial to update to a non-affected version of Etcd to mitigate potential risks. For further support on vulnerability remediation, contact DevNack.com.

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