Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 packages



Published: 2024-08-01
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2024-37298
CVE-2024-6104
CWE-ID CWE-400
CWE-532
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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podman (Red Hat package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

openshift-clients (Red Hat package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

kernel (Red Hat package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU94743

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37298

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in schema.Decoder.Decode() . A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

podman (Red Hat package): before 4.9.4-9.rhaos4.16.el9

openshift-clients (Red Hat package): before 4.16.0-202407182006.p0.gada2fa8.assembly.stream.el9

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: before 4.16.5

kernel (Red Hat package): before 5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4858


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files

EUVDB-ID: #VU94616

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6104

CWE-ID: CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to software stores sensitive information into log files. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data obtain from HTTP requests.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

podman (Red Hat package): before 4.9.4-9.rhaos4.16.el9

openshift-clients (Red Hat package): before 4.16.0-202407182006.p0.gada2fa8.assembly.stream.el9

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: before 4.16.5

kernel (Red Hat package): before 5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4858


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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