Traefik HTTP/2 connections management could cause a denial of service
CVE-2022-39271GHSA-c6hx-pjc3-7fqr
What to do
Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 2.9.0-rc5, 2.8.8), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.
This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.
Affected packages
Go github.com/traefik/traefik/v2
- Affected
- < 2.8.8>= 2.9.0-rc1, < 2.9.0-rc5
- Fixed in
- 2.9.0-rc5, 2.8.8
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database and maintainer security advisories on GitHub
GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-c6hx-pjc3-7fqr lists affected ranges: Go github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 >=0 =2.9.0-rc1 <2.9.0-rc5
VerifiedObserved Structured GitHub Advisory Database record (type=reviewed) from the GitHub REST API.
Severity and exploitation
- Exploitation
- No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
- CVSS
- 7.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- CVE-2022-39271: 1.36% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 71.76 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description
As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.
Impact There is a potential vulnerability in Traefik managing HTTP/2 connections. A closing HTTP/2 server connection could hang forever because of a subsequent fatal error. This failure mode could be exploited to cause a denial of service. Patches Traefik v2.8.x: https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.8.8 Traefik v2.9.x: https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.9.0-rc5 Workarounds No workaround. For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please open an issue.
Dates and revisions
- Published by the source
- Last modified by the source
- Source last checked
- Revision 1 · created ·
Published from ghsa record GHSA-c6hx-pjc3-7fqr
Agent brief
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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2022-39271 Advisory: Traefik HTTP/2 connections management could cause a denial of service IDs: CVE-2022-39271, GHSA-c6hx-pjc3-7fqr Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2022-39271 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 14:58 UTC) Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected. Severity: High (CVSS 7.5) Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV. Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 2.9.0-rc5, 2.8.8. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed. ## Affected components - Go github.com/traefik/traefik/v2: affected < 2.8.8; >= 2.9.0-rc1, < 2.9.0-rc5; fixed in 2.9.0-rc5, 2.8.8 ## Suggested inspection (read-only) - Go github.com/traefik/traefik/v2: check the installed version with your package manager. ## Supported action Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version. ## Required regression checks - Run the test suite and a production build. - Exercise the features that depend on github.com/traefik/traefik/v2. - Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed. ## Rollback considerations - Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward. ## Unresolved questions - Which deployments run an affected version? - Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority. - Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production. ## Sources - Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c6hx-pjc3-7fqr (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-c6hx-pjc3-7fqr lists affected ranges: Go github.com/traefik/traefik/v2 >=0 =2.9.0-rc1 <2.9.0-rc5) Commands are suggestions: review each one before running it.
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