Description
Envoy is an open source L7 proxy and communication bus designed for large modern service oriented architectures. In affected versions when ext-authz extension is sending request headers to the external authorization service it must merge multiple value headers according to the HTTP spec. However, only the last header value is sent. This may allow specifically crafted requests to bypass authorization. Attackers may be able to escalate privileges when using ext-authz extension or back end service that uses multiple value headers for authorization. A specifically constructed request may be delivered by an untrusted downstream peer in the presence of ext-authz extension. Envoy versions 1.19.1, 1.18.4, 1.17.4, 1.16.5 contain fixes to the ext-authz extension to correctly merge multiple request header values, when sending request for authorization.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| envoyproxy | envoy | >= 1.19.0, < 1.19.1, >= 1.18.0, < 1.18.4, >= 1.17.0, < 1.17.4, >= 1.16.0, < 1.16.5 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Service Mesh 2 | servicemesh +6 | 2.0.7-3.el8 | RHSA-2021:3272 |
| Red Hat Service Mesh 1 | servicemesh +8 | 1.1.17-3.el8 | RHSA-2021:3273 |
| Red Hat Service Mesh 1 | servicemesh-proxy | 1.1.17-2.el8 | RHSA-2021:3273 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 8 | istio +1 | 1.10.4-3.el8 | ELSA-2021-9546 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | kubeadm +2 | 1.20.11-4.el8 | ELSA-2021-9546 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | olcnectl +8 | 1.3.2-2.el8 | ELSA-2021-9546 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | istio +3 | 1.9.8-3.el8 | ELSA-2021-9526, ELSA-2021-9525 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | kubeadm +2 | 1.20.11-4.el7 | ELSA-2021-9526 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | olcne-olm-chart +1 | 1.3.2-2.el7 | ELSA-2021-9526 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | olcnectl +6 | 1.2.5-2.el8 | ELSA-2021-9526, ELSA-2021-9525 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2021:3273 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 1.1.17.1 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Mar 18, 2026
- RHSA-2021:3272 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0.7.1 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Mar 18, 2026
- ELSA-2021-9525 Important: olcne security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 10, 2021
- ELSA-2021-9546 Important: olcne istio istio kubernetes security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 9, 2021
- ELSA-2021-9526 Important: olcne security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 9, 2021