Kubernetes kubelet denial of service (Kubernetes Kubernetes)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.24 % · percentile 69 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- kubernetes
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
The Kubelet component in versions 1.15.0-1.15.9, 1.16.0-1.16.6, and 1.17.0-1.17.2 has been found to be vulnerable to a denial of service attack via the kubelet API, including the unauthenticated HTTP read-only API typically served on port 10255, and the authenticated HTTPS API typically served on port 10250.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-789 — Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
- CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
References
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89377
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/kubernetes-security-announce/2UOlsba2g0s
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200413-0003/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3SOCLOPTSYABTE4CLTSPDIFE6ZZZR4LX/
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | kubernetes |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | NVD · jordan@liggitt.net (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW 3.3 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-qhm4-jxv7-j9pq — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling and Uncontrolled Memory Allocation in Kubernetes
- GO-2022-0867 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling and Uncontrolled Memory Allocation in Kubernetes in k8s.io/kubernetes
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-1155
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2020-8551
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-591 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.15.0 ≤ 1.15.9cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.16.0 ≤ 1.16.6cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.17.0 ≤ 1.17.2cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes · Kubernetes | affected unspecified < v1.17.3 ; affected unspecified < v1.16.7 ; affected unspecified < v1.15.10 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |