Bug 2272951 (CVE-2024-31420) - CVE-2024-31420 cnv: DoS through repeatedly calling vm-dump-metrics until virt handler crashes
Summary: CVE-2024-31420 cnv: DoS through repeatedly calling vm-dump-metrics until virt...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2024-31420
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Blocks: 2270471
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Reported: 2024-04-03 13:04 UTC by Zack Miele
Modified: 2024-04-03 16:15 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: cnv 4.15.0
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A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in KubeVirt. This flaw allows an attacker who has access to a virtual machine guest on a node with DownwardMetrics enabled to cause a denial of service by issuing a high number of calls to vm-dump-metrics --virtio and then deleting the virtual machine.
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Description Zack Miele 2024-04-03 13:04:43 UTC 
The issue is a Denial-of-Service through repeatedly calling vm-dump-metrics until virt handler crashes (and is not able to recover on its own)
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