Red Hat OpenStack etcd HTTP2 Dependency Issue CVE-2024-4437
CVE-2024-4437 Published on May 8, 2024
Etcd: incomplete fix for cve-2021-44716 in openstack platform
The etcd package distributed with the Red Hat OpenStack platform has an incomplete fix for CVE-2021-44716. This issue occurs because the etcd package in the Red Hat OpenStack platform is using http://golang.org/x/net/http2 instead of the one provided by Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions, meaning it should be updated at compile time instead.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-4437 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public.
Weakness Type
What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CVE-2024-4437 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-4437
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Exploit Probability
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