OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 update for opentelemetry-go-contrib

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU84507

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47108

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to grpc Unary Server Interceptor does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing multiple requests. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: 4.13.0 - 4.13.29

ovn23.06 (Red Hat package): before 23.06.1-82.el9fdp

openshift (Red Hat package): before 4.13.0-202401150908.p0.gdedb61b.assembly.stream.el9

cri-o (Red Hat package): before 1.26.4-9.1.rhaos4.13.gite26e057.el9

containers-common (Red Hat package): before 1-37.rhaos4.13.el9

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0288

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.