Description
Envoy is an open source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications. From 1.26.0 until 1.35.13, 1.36.9, 1.37.5, and 1.38.3, the envoy.filters.http.grpc_stats filter crashes (null pointer dereference / segfault) when a Connect protocol request (Content-Type: application/connect+proto or application/connect+json) hits a direct_response route. A single unauthenticated HTTP request crashes the Envoy process. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.35.13, 1.36.9, 1.37.5, and 1.38.3.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| envoyproxy | envoy | >= 1.38.0, < 1.38.3, >= 1.37.0, < 1.37.5, >= 1.36.0, < 1.36.9, >= 1.26.0, < 1.35.13 | — |
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.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | istioctl | 1.30.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11141-1 |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2026-2048 Google Cloud Service Mesh und Envoy Proxy: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 3, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11141-1 istioctl-1.30.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 29, 2026