Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 update for openshift



Published: 2020-04-22
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-8552
CWE-ID CWE-789
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		openshift (Red Hat package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Uncontrolled Memory Allocation

EUVDB-ID: #VU26474

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8552

CWE-ID: CWE-789 - Uncontrolled Memory Allocation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists in the Kubernetes API server component due to improper allocation of memory. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted API request and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

openshift (Red Hat package): before 4.2.29-202004120346.git.0.d948116.el7

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1527


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.



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