#VU96603 NULL pointer dereference in Kubevirt - CVE-2024-31420

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#VU96603 NULL pointer dereference in Kubevirt - CVE-2024-31420

Published: August 28, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96603
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Kubevirt
Software vendor:
Kubevirt

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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