NULL pointer dereference in Kubevirt - CVE-2024-31420
Published: August 28, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96603
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31420
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Kubevirt
Affected software:
Kubevirt
Kubevirt
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. An attacker with access to a guest virtual machine on a node with DownwardMetrics enabled can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-31420
Install update from vendor's website.