Cnv: dos through repeatedly calling vm-dump-metrics until virt handler crashes (cnv)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.64 % · percentile 51 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in KubeVirt. This flaw allows an attacker who has access to a virtual machine guest on a node with DownwardMetrics enabled to cause a denial of service by issuing a high number of calls to vm-dump-metrics --virtio and then deleting the virtual machine.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-vjhf-6xfr-5p9g — KubeVirt NULL pointer dereference flaw
- GO-2024-2688 — KubeVirt NULL pointer dereference flaw in kubevirt.io/kubevirt
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-1311
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-31420
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| cnv | affected 4.15.0 |
| Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4 |
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 |
| 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 |