FS2 half-shutdown of socket during TLS handshake may result in spin loop on opposite side

Description

Impact

When establishing a TLS session using fs2-io on the JVM using the fs2.io.net.tls package, if one side of the connection shuts down write while the peer side is awaiting more data to progress the TLS handshake, the peer side will spin loop on the socket read, fully utilizing a CPU. This CPU is consumed until the overall connection is closed.

This could be used as a denial of service attack on an fs2-io powered server -- for example, by opening many connections and putting them in a half-shutdown state.

Note: this issue impacts ember backed http4s servers with HTTPS as a result of ember using fs2's TLS support.

Patches

Fixed in fs2 3.12.2 and 3.13.0-M7.

Workarounds

No workarounds.

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Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
medium
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Published (advisory)
2025-09-05 20:58:23 UTC
Updated
2025-11-07 12:29:28 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2025-09-05 20:58:23 UTC
NVD published
2025-09-05

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.20% 41.77%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
5.3 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Credits

  • lukestephenson-zendesk (analyst)

Affected packages (17)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_2.12 >= 3.13.0-M1, < 3.13.0-M7 3.13.0-M7
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_2.13 >= 3.13.0-M1, < 3.13.0-M7 3.13.0-M7
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_3 >= 3.13.0-M1, < 3.13.0-M7 3.13.0-M7
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_2.12 >= 3.0.0-M1, < 3.12.2 3.12.2
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_2.13 >= 3.0.0-M1, < 3.12.2 3.12.2
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_3 >= 3.0.0-M1, < 3.12.2 3.12.2
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_0.26 < 2.5.13
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_0.27 < 2.5.13
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_2.11 < 2.5.13
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_2.12.0-M4 < 2.5.13
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_2.12.0-RC1 < 2.5.13
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_2.12.0-M5 < 2.5.13
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_2.12.0-RC2 < 2.5.13
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_2.13.0-M5 < 2.5.13
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_2.12 < 2.5.13 2.5.13
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_2.13 < 2.5.13 2.5.13
maven co.fs2:fs2-io_3 < 2.5.13 2.5.13

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence