Vulnerabilities in pkg:maven/org.apache.systemds/systemds

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Advisory Identifier: GHSA-m43h-hfrq-x8wx
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Advisory Summary

CVE-2022-26477 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) systemds cpu exhaustion vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) affecting Systemds libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves systemds cpu exhaustion vulnerability. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2.2.2.

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pkg:maven/org.apache.systemds/systemds

1 Known Advisory Record(s)

Vulnerability advisories affecting package pkg:maven/org.apache.systemds/systemds. Select an advisory below to view technical details or fixes.

Advisory ID CVE / NVD Severity Summary
GHSA-m43h-hfrq-x8wx CVE-2022-26477 HIGH SystemDS CPU exhaustion vulnerability

CVE-2022-26477 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2022-26477
GHSA Identifier GHSA-m43h-hfrq-x8wx
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.5
CWE Classification CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affected Product Systemds
Package Ecosystem PyPI
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 7.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2022-26477

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Systemds dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

systemds fixed: 2.2.2 
pip install systemds>=2.2.2
org.apache.systemds:systemds fixed: 2.2.2 
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.systemds</groupId>
    <artifactId>systemds</artifactId>
    <version>2.2.2</version>
</dependency>
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

pip show systemds

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2022-26477, inspect your installed packages using pip:

pip show systemds

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Systemds in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2.2.2), your application is affected.

Note: The pip show systemds command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption, where the product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource. In Systemds, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

The Security Team noticed that the termination condition of the for loop in the readExternal method is a controllable variable, which, if tampered with, may lead to CPU exhaustion. As a fix, we added an upper bound and termination condition in the read and write logic. We classify it as a "low-priority but useful improvement". SystemDS is a distributed system and needs to serialize/deserialize data but in many code paths (e.g., on Spark broadcast/shuffle or writing to sequence files) the byte stream is anyway protected by additional CRC fingerprints. In this particular case though, the number of decoders is upper-bounded by twice the number of columns, which means an attacker would need to modify two entries in the byte stream in a consistent manner. By adding these checks robustness was strictly improved with almost zero overhead. These code changes are available in versions higher than 2.2.1.

CVE-2022-26477 Affected Systemds Versions

2 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
2.2.2
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
systemds
pypi/systemds
PyPI
< 2.2.2
2.2.2
org.apache.systemds:systemds
maven/org.apache.systemds/systemds
Maven
< 2.2.2
2.2.2

References

NVD — CVE-2022-26477 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26477
GitHub Advisory / Wiki ADVISORY
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m43h-hfrq-x8wx
Systemds Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/apache/systemds
Systemds Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/systemds/PYSEC-2022-222.yaml
lists.apache.org/thread/r4x2d2r6d4zy... WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread/r4x2d2r6d4zykdrrx6s2l4qbxgzws0z3
Systemds Security Information SECURITY
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220812-0003

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-26477?
CVE-2022-26477 is a security vulnerability in Systemds involving SystemDS CPU exhaustion vulnerability under CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption.
Which Systemds versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 2.2.2 across affected packages: systemds, org.apache.systemds:systemds.
What version fixes CVE-2022-26477?
Upgrading to 2.2.2 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is systemds affected?
Yes, systemds is affected in releases prior to 2.2.2. Upgrade your dependency to 2.2.2 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-26477?
CVE-2022-26477 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2022-26477?
CVE-2022-26477 is classified under CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.).
How can I check PyPI dependencies for CVE-2022-26477?
Run the dependency tree command: 'pip show systemds'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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