Resource management error in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - CVE-2020-1750
Published: May 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27511
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1750
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the mmap stressor in machine-config-operator-container. A remote authenticated user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1750
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.4.3, 4.3.25