Denial of service in OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-47108 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration podman (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cri-o (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component 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) 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
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: 4.12.0 - 4.12.47
podman (Red Hat package): before 4.4.1-1.rhaos4.12.el8
cri-o (Red Hat package): before 1.25.5-6.rhaos4.12.gitfcf6ef3.el8
openshift (Red Hat package): before 4.12.0-202401181308.p0.g6df2177.assembly.stream.el9
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0489
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.
