CVE-2022-36025

CRITICAL

Besu <22.7.1 - Incorrect Conversion

Title source: llm

Description

Besu is a Java-based Ethereum client. In versions newer than 22.1.3 and prior to 22.7.1, Besu is subject to an Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types. An error in 32 bit signed and unsigned types in the calculation of available gas in the CALL operations (including DELEGATECALL) results in incorrect gas being passed into called contracts and incorrect gas being returned after call execution. Where the amount of gas makes a difference in the success or failure, or if the gas is a negative 64 bit value, the execution will result in a different state root than expected, resulting in a consensus failure in networks with multiple EVM implementations. In networks with a single EVM implementation this can be used to execute with significantly more gas than then transaction requested, possibly exceeding gas limitations. This issue is patched in version 22.7.1. As a workaround, reverting to version 22.1.3 or earlier will prevent incorrect execution.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.1
EPSS 0.0065
EPSS Percentile 70.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-196 CWE-681
Status published

Affected Products (4)

linuxfoundation/besu < 22.7.1
linuxfoundation/besu
linuxfoundation/besu
org.hyperledger.besu/evm < 22.7.1Maven

Timeline

Published Sep 24, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026