The OPENSSL_LH_flush() function, which empties a hash table, contains a bug that breaks reuse of the memory occuppied by the removed hash table entries. This function is used when decoding certificates or keys. If a long lived process periodically decodes certificates or keys its memory usage will expand without bounds and the process might be terminated by the operating system causing a denial of service. Also traversing the empty hash table entries will take increasingly more time. Typically such long lived processes might be TLS clients or TLS servers configured to accept client certificate authentication. The function was added in the OpenSSL 3.0 version thus older releases are not affected by the issue. Fixed in OpenSSL 3.0.3 (Affected 3.0.0,3.0.1,3.0.2).
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 43 products from openssl, from netapp, from netapp and 40 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2022-05-03T16:15:18.957
2026-06-17T04:22:31.053
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | openssl | openssl | < 3.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | netapp | active_iq_unified_manager | - | Yes |
| Application | netapp | clustered_data_ontap | - | Yes |
| Application | netapp | clustered_data_ontap_antivirus_connector | - | Yes |
| Application | netapp | santricity_smi-s_provider | - | Yes |
| Application | netapp | smi-s_provider | - | Yes |
| Application | netapp | snapmanager | - | Yes |
| Application | netapp | solidfire\,_enterprise_sds_\&_hci_storage_node | - | Yes |
| Application | netapp | solidfire_\&_hci_management_node | - | Yes |
| Operating System | netapp | a700s_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | a700s | - | No |
| Operating System | netapp | h300s_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | h300s | - | No |
| Operating System | netapp | h500s_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | h500s | - | No |
| Operating System | netapp | h700s_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | h700s | - | No |
| Operating System | netapp | h300e_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | h300e | - | No |
| Operating System | netapp | h500e_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | h500e | - | No |
| Operating System | netapp | h700e_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | h700e | - | No |
| Operating System | netapp | h410s_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | h410s | - | No |
| Operating System | netapp | aff_8300_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | aff_8300 | - | No |
| Operating System | netapp | fas_8300_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | fas_8300 | - | No |
| Operating System | netapp | aff_8700_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | aff_8700 | - | No |
| Operating System | netapp | fas_8700_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | fas_8700 | - | No |
| Operating System | netapp | aff_a400_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | aff_a400 | - | No |
| Operating System | netapp | fabric-attached_storage_a400_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | fabric-attached_storage_a400 | - | No |
| Operating System | netapp | a250_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | a250 | - | No |
| Operating System | netapp | aff_500f_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | aff_500f | - | No |
| Operating System | netapp | fas_500f_firmware | - | Yes |
| Hardware | netapp | fas_500f | - | No |
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