Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 update for openshift



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
 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

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

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 4.2.29-202004110432.git.0.f7d02c8.el8

CPE2.3 External links

https://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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