CVE-2018-14632

Description

An out of bound write can occur when patching an Openshift object using the 'oc patch' functionality in OpenShift Container Platform before 3.7. An attacker can use this flaw to cause a denial of service attack on the Openshift master api service which provides cluster management.

Category

7.7
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.90% Top 30%
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Affected: Red Hat atomic-openshift
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14632 issue tracking patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/evanphx/json-patch/commit/4c9aadca8f89e349c999f04e28199e96e81aba03#diff-65c563bba473be9d94ce4d033f74810e third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:2652 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2654 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2908 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2906 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2709 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14632?
CVE-2018-14632 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14632?
To fix CVE-2018-14632, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-14632 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-14632 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-14632?
CVE-2018-14632 affects Red Hat atomic-openshift.
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