Kube-controller-manager: malformed hpa v1 manifest causes crash (kube-controller-manager)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.59 % · percentile 48 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
A flaw was found in kube-controller-manager. This issue occurs when the initial application of a HPA config YAML lacking a .spec.behavior.scaleUp block causes a denial of service due to KCM pods going into restart churn.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-h7wq-jj8r-qm7p — Kubernetes Nil pointer dereference in KCM after v1 HPA patch request
- GO-2024-3277 — Kubernetes Nil pointer dereference in KCM after v1 HPA patch request in k8s.io/kubernetes
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-3260
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-0793
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0481 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
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 |