Skip to content
Heist/ feed
Back to feed
High

Security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-43826

Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy, designed for cloud-native applications. In affected versions of Envoy a crash occurs when configured for :ref:`upstream tunneling ` and the downstream connection disconnects while the the upstream connection or http/2 stream is still being established. There are no workarounds for this issue. Users are advised to upgrade.

Products
Not specified
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2021-43826
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 13:02 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-43826

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Feb 2022, 23:15 UTC

Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy, designed for cloud-native applications. In affected versions of Envoy a crash occurs when configured for :ref:`upstream tunneling ` and the downstream connection disconnects while the the upstream connection or http/2 stream is still being established. There are no workarounds for this issue. Users are advised to upgrade.

osv:CVE-2021-43826
Complete source record
{
  "id": "a6a87ef1e09574ab8a01ad25f424249f75db25590da132ca9e6e43ab8da3c71d",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-43826",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-43826",
    "summary": "Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy, designed for cloud-native applications. In affected versions of Envoy a crash occurs when configured for :ref:`upstream tunneling ` and the downstream connection disconnects while the the upstream connection or http/2 stream is still being established. There are no workarounds for this issue. Users are advised to upgrade.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-43826",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-43826",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-envoy-2021-43826",
        "CVE-2021-43826",
        "GHSA-cmx3-fvgf-83mf"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "a79ca225f1ed924b855dff8a26bd7f7cdb84e694"
                },
                {
                  "introduced": "68fe53a889416fd8570506232052b06f5a531541"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "a17cdcdfad24de101e95716b77549ba689824f25"
                },
                {
                  "introduced": "96701cb24611b0f3aac1cc0dd8bf8589fbdf8e9e"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4aaf9593152c6996b9da384c8918e9ad4f0abd4d"
                },
                {
                  "introduced": "a9d72603c68da3a10a1c0d021d01c7877e6f2a30"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "af50070ee60866874b0a9383daf9364e884ded22"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "ce0ae309057a216aba031aff81c445c90c6ef145"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "1.18.6"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "1.19.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "1.19.3"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "1.20.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "1.20.2"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:envoyproxy:envoy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "1.21.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "1.21.1"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "fixed": "ce0ae309057a216aba031aff81c445c90c6ef145"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v1.21.0",
            "v1.20.1",
            "v1.20.0",
            "v1.18.4",
            "v1.19.1",
            "v1.19.0",
            "v1.18.3",
            "v1.18.2",
            "v1.18.1",
            "v1.18.0",
            "v1.17.0",
            "v1.16.0",
            "v1.15.0",
            "v1.14.0",
            "v1.13.0",
            "v1.12.0",
            "v1.11.0",
            "v1.10.0",
            "v1.9.0",
            "v1.8.0",
            "v1.7.0",
            "v1.6.0",
            "v1.5.0",
            "v1.4.0",
            "v1.3.0",
            "v1.2.0",
            "v1.1.0",
            "v1.0.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-43826.json",
            "vanir_signatures": [
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-097fed22",
                "digest": {
                  "threshold": 0.9,
                  "line_hashes": [
                    "245673340480709380475607110780385137708",
                    "285494569074532567258474565032572094364",
                    "121492910522987967398570563042373873103",
                    "208903825150298770882316003860954195851"
                  ]
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/af50070ee60866874b0a9383daf9364e884ded22",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.h"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-0d15ab6b",
                "digest": {
                  "length": 808,
                  "function_hash": "296559161755360112084384558440136934044"
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/ce0ae309057a216aba031aff81c445c90c6ef145",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.cc",
                  "function": "Filter::onDownstreamEvent"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Function",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-0e4fc27e",
                "digest": {
                  "length": 711,
                  "function_hash": "63191530169222520921233896458439701262"
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/a79ca225f1ed924b855dff8a26bd7f7cdb84e694",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.cc",
                  "function": "Filter::onUpstreamEvent"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Function",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-25d456d2",
                "digest": {
                  "threshold": 0.9,
                  "line_hashes": [
                    "146243477446113422387021212725253250778",
                    "38867459780981627133568037950540228786",
                    "247042036583305394760031334831783811398",
                    "325013980647195303750429821852338176203",
                    "190222441294940987692714025372522320194",
                    "233481120278761949454860284316900076892",
                    "33182693539138785849824461743826464632",
                    "238411867963402661331142337279192022640"
                  ]
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/a17cdcdfad24de101e95716b77549ba689824f25",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.cc"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-3fe0ae84",
                "digest": {
                  "length": 648,
                  "function_hash": "243442652017391788382200176589855195754"
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/a79ca225f1ed924b855dff8a26bd7f7cdb84e694",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.cc",
                  "function": "Filter::onDownstreamEvent"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Function",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-49af67d3",
                "digest": {
                  "threshold": 0.9,
                  "line_hashes": [
                    "48555961344162091530114484247512887348",
                    "262502622330308196055685632396206527810",
                    "44051101608002913249948422506083140770"
                  ]
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/a79ca225f1ed924b855dff8a26bd7f7cdb84e694",
                "target": {
                  "file": "test/integration/tcp_tunneling_integration_test.cc"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-4f2f527a",
                "digest": {
                  "threshold": 0.9,
                  "line_hashes": [
                    "48555961344162091530114484247512887348",
                    "262502622330308196055685632396206527810",
                    "44051101608002913249948422506083140770"
                  ]
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/a17cdcdfad24de101e95716b77549ba689824f25",
                "target": {
                  "file": "test/integration/tcp_tunneling_integration_test.cc"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-541b9b50",
                "digest": {
                  "length": 711,
                  "function_hash": "63191530169222520921233896458439701262"
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/ce0ae309057a216aba031aff81c445c90c6ef145",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.cc",
                  "function": "Filter::onUpstreamEvent"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Function",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-750e7fbb",
                "digest": {
                  "length": 338,
                  "function_hash": "43013079311173114698727080572662162328"
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/4aaf9593152c6996b9da384c8918e9ad4f0abd4d",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/conn_pool/conn_pool_base.cc",
                  "function": "ConnPoolImplBase::checkForIdleAndCloseIdleConnsIfDraining"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Function",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-75516c6f",
                "digest": {
                  "threshold": 0.9,
                  "line_hashes": [
                    "238363169343804913942300291017684487943",
                    "281075802092293195505541183629950851527",
                    "190309091056183134939303314630437286332",
                    "1336839216182560585869212455485126136",
                    "91854374677920975889051724337189261314",
                    "176073550574850004587196271703191506168",
                    "54303611712421497849276770032572170236",
                    "89596254872871249889385232134194772639",
                    "232868586170569298338666905475474416875",
                    "68418232771506422252069681807775341343"
                  ]
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/4aaf9593152c6996b9da384c8918e9ad4f0abd4d",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/conn_pool/conn_pool_base.h"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-7c5698d5",
                "digest": {
                  "threshold": 0.9,
                  "line_hashes": [
                    "245673340480709380475607110780385137708",
                    "285494569074532567258474565032572094364",
                    "121492910522987967398570563042373873103",
                    "208903825150298770882316003860954195851"
                  ]
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/ce0ae309057a216aba031aff81c445c90c6ef145",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.h"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-8a3c3605",
                "digest": {
                  "length": 711,
                  "function_hash": "63191530169222520921233896458439701262"
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/a17cdcdfad24de101e95716b77549ba689824f25",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.cc",
                  "function": "Filter::onUpstreamEvent"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Function",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-9c39651a",
                "digest": {
                  "threshold": 0.9,
                  "line_hashes": [
                    "222375982320279527150068471158201686244",
                    "165738277750233846199418982723160704713",
                    "44051101608002913249948422506083140770"
                  ]
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/af50070ee60866874b0a9383daf9364e884ded22",
                "target": {
                  "file": "test/integration/tcp_tunneling_integration_test.cc"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-a6789e61",
                "digest": {
                  "length": 808,
                  "function_hash": "296559161755360112084384558440136934044"
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/af50070ee60866874b0a9383daf9364e884ded22",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.cc",
                  "function": "Filter::onDownstreamEvent"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Function",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-aaaa5efa",
                "digest": {
                  "threshold": 0.9,
                  "line_hashes": [
                    "146243477446113422387021212725253250778",
                    "48539946143607539866181123457421037495",
                    "283468910120726656487263215273247794220",
                    "32816829629574534818331468211218975208",
                    "167487698232686579647343259536732486616",
                    "18932793910309592312745692489877318569",
                    "190222441294940987692714025372522320194",
                    "233481120278761949454860284316900076892",
                    "33182693539138785849824461743826464632",
                    "238411867963402661331142337279192022640"
                  ]
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/ce0ae309057a216aba031aff81c445c90c6ef145",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.cc"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-abeb66c1",
                "digest": {
                  "length": 648,
                  "function_hash": "243442652017391788382200176589855195754"
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/a17cdcdfad24de101e95716b77549ba689824f25",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.cc",
                  "function": "Filter::onDownstreamEvent"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Function",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-bf50e605",
                "digest": {
                  "threshold": 0.9,
                  "line_hashes": [
                    "97652407307682118633090827808836069896",
                    "202222073443799289957911450767890213833",
                    "115564202354952612799820744008677299818",
                    "100865938374520508671052066897428637482",
                    "266358857140130331037141171435995735386",
                    "241277250285489246241581928533925069698",
                    "112864798336767260895615422020255373801",
                    "326344252156913283305823248376635974319",
                    "149501076714298581724217944116072240117",
                    "20851967513280832025446682514306651511",
                    "101660301215173511645125806388931558046",
                    "161983258376373368998625288716073445864",
                    "125013157627477663648794220335175813129",
                    "114297756736507093046297363714182913184",
                    "326342629182717535494243166437244508087",
                    "129503348076797258550455082149053172774",
                    "6063454819406071701935832397149074681",
                    "25450544109902264946434894665349483615",
                    "14209541420216802153449926603071335280",
                    "28083104488430351869423149520385632380",
                    "27329837804645812211356628610675816305"
                  ]
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/4aaf9593152c6996b9da384c8918e9ad4f0abd4d",
                "target": {
                  "file": "test/integration/cds_integration_test.cc"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-c143ebbc",
                "digest": {
                  "threshold": 0.9,
                  "line_hashes": [
                    "245673340480709380475607110780385137708",
                    "285494569074532567258474565032572094364",
                    "189982742750395040949615227195286815818",
                    "260972069293896305361331050164952443697"
                  ]
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/a17cdcdfad24de101e95716b77549ba689824f25",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.h"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-c4824ee2",
                "digest": {
                  "threshold": 0.9,
                  "line_hashes": [
                    "146243477446113422387021212725253250778",
                    "38867459780981627133568037950540228786",
                    "247042036583305394760031334831783811398",
                    "325013980647195303750429821852338176203",
                    "190222441294940987692714025372522320194",
                    "233481120278761949454860284316900076892",
                    "33182693539138785849824461743826464632",
                    "238411867963402661331142337279192022640"
                  ]
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/a79ca225f1ed924b855dff8a26bd7f7cdb84e694",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.cc"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-ce5c4e8e",
                "digest": {
                  "threshold": 0.9,
                  "line_hashes": [
                    "150676539833679190158940891882333303963",
                    "27409818851555323095073296906901027733",
                    "55324179392422643085196396072729602785"
                  ]
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/4aaf9593152c6996b9da384c8918e9ad4f0abd4d",
                "target": {
                  "file": "test/config/utility.h"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-cf3745ce",
                "digest": {
                  "threshold": 0.9,
                  "line_hashes": [
                    "26722413740939448104101388019871754100",
                    "285494569074532567258474565032572094364",
                    "189982742750395040949615227195286815818",
                    "260972069293896305361331050164952443697"
                  ]
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/a79ca225f1ed924b855dff8a26bd7f7cdb84e694",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.h"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-d54b575d",
                "digest": {
                  "threshold": 0.9,
                  "line_hashes": [
                    "146243477446113422387021212725253250778",
                    "48539946143607539866181123457421037495",
                    "283468910120726656487263215273247794220",
                    "32816829629574534818331468211218975208",
                    "167487698232686579647343259536732486616",
                    "18932793910309592312745692489877318569",
                    "190222441294940987692714025372522320194",
                    "233481120278761949454860284316900076892",
                    "33182693539138785849824461743826464632",
                    "238411867963402661331142337279192022640"
                  ]
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/af50070ee60866874b0a9383daf9364e884ded22",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.cc"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-d662927a",
                "digest": {
                  "threshold": 0.9,
                  "line_hashes": [
                    "222375982320279527150068471158201686244",
                    "165738277750233846199418982723160704713",
                    "44051101608002913249948422506083140770"
                  ]
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/ce0ae309057a216aba031aff81c445c90c6ef145",
                "target": {
                  "file": "test/integration/tcp_tunneling_integration_test.cc"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-dc8d3820",
                "digest": {
                  "length": 528,
                  "function_hash": "83990222759686494038875668905777786185"
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/4aaf9593152c6996b9da384c8918e9ad4f0abd4d",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/conn_pool/conn_pool_base.cc",
                  "function": "ConnPoolImplBase::closeIdleConnectionsForDrainingPool"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Function",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-efb2c5e4",
                "digest": {
                  "length": 711,
                  "function_hash": "63191530169222520921233896458439701262"
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/af50070ee60866874b0a9383daf9364e884ded22",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.cc",
                  "function": "Filter::onUpstreamEvent"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Function",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              },
              {
                "id": "CVE-2021-43826-f0c98cd4",
                "digest": {
                  "threshold": 0.9,
                  "line_hashes": [
                    "211063805449318930197667500157467379330",
                    "238149429280769817104751274898789662521",
                    "155508904057016497276277837828561242331",
                    "306263256694188145409853147140795887683",
                    "24621026682503930056724633583760538450",
                    "210759516705868193041331552012792706907",
                    "268100365964683135363265243678321089408",
                    "116993638250131326183953285211810091083",
                    "57246520075670457973995740670893215413",
                    "194433285147185661463287816608904302305",
                    "245699478661219870215728951569204544048",
                    "286440446911758131586479113237388457926",
                    "33382072507043576477734303938545662581",
                    "298229981597606534667320296045042459684",
                    "173090808602105440099610064642968627733",
                    "210942585548006467924962946211585504886",
                    "193341038770066763728097793037333651465",
                    "340006873902019806079016649741212930377",
                    "286206063645562425499514746822691310145",
                    "291017590637862723045538078816014658015"
                  ]
                },
                "source": "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/4aaf9593152c6996b9da384c8918e9ad4f0abd4d",
                "target": {
                  "file": "source/common/conn_pool/conn_pool_base.cc"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
              }
            ],
            "vanir_signatures_modified": "2026-10-20T14:32:29Z"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T14:32:29.639105076Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/security/advisories/GHSA-cmx3-fvgf-83mf",
        "https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/commit/ce0ae309057a216aba031aff81c445c90c6ef145"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-43826",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 389710,
  "published_at": "2022-02-22T23:15:10.957+00:00"
}