OpenShift Virtualization DownwardMetrics Info Disclosure via Default Metrics
CVE-2024-31419 Published on April 3, 2024
Cnv: information disclosure through the usage of vm-dump-metrics
An information disclosure flaw was found in OpenShift Virtualization. The DownwardMetrics feature was introduced to expose host metrics to virtual machine guests and is enabled by default. This issue could expose limited host metrics of a node to any guest in any namespace without being explicitly enabled by an administrator.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-31419 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public.
Weakness Type
Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
The application does not properly prevent sensitive system-level information from being accessed by unauthorized actors who do not have the same level of access to the underlying system as the application does.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-31419
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Exploit Probability
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