Race condition in Cilium - CVE-2024-42488

 

Race condition in Cilium - CVE-2024-42488

Published: August 28, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96590
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42488
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Cilium agent. A remote attacker can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.


Affected software

Cilium

How to mitigate CVE-2024-42488

Install updates from vendor's website.

Cilium - addressed in versions 1.14.14, 1.15.8

External References

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