Description
Envoy is a high-performance edge/middle/service proxy. Prior to 1.37.1, 1.36.5, 1.35.8, and 1.34.13, a logic vulnerability in Envoy's HTTP connection manager (FilterManager) that allows for Zombie Stream Filter Execution. This issue creates a "Use-After-Free" (UAF) or state-corruption window where filter callbacks are invoked on an HTTP stream that has already been logically reset and cleaned up. The vulnerability resides in source/common/http/filter_manager.cc within the FilterManager::decodeData method. The ActiveStream object remains valid in memory during the deferred deletion window. If a DATA frame arrives on this stream immediately after the reset (e.g., in the same packet processing cycle), the HTTP/2 codec invokes ActiveStream::decodeData, which cascades to FilterManager::decodeData. FilterManager::decodeData fails to check the saw_downstream_reset_ flag. It iterates over the decoder_filters_ list and invokes decodeData() on filters that have already received onDestroy(). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.37.1, 1.36.5, 1.35.8, and 1.34.13.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| envoyproxy | envoy | >= 1.37.0, < 1.37.1, >= 1.36.0, < 1.36.5, >= 1.35.0, < 1.35.9, < 1.34.13 | — |
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.
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | ecs-service-connect-agent | v1.34.13.0-1.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1532 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/envoyproxy/envoy | 1.37.0 | — | GHSA-84xm-r438-86px |
| Go | github.com/envoyproxy/envoy | >= 1.36.0, <= 1.36.4 | — | GHSA-84xm-r438-86px |
| Go | github.com/envoyproxy/envoy | >= 1.35.0, <= 1.35.8 | — | GHSA-84xm-r438-86px |
| Go | github.com/envoyproxy/envoy | <= 1.34.12 | — | GHSA-84xm-r438-86px |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2026-0704 Google Cloud Platform Envoy Proxy, Istio und Service Mesh: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 1, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-1532 Important: ecs-service-connect-agent security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Apr 1, 2026