CVE-2023-42815

Denial of service from malicious image manifest in kyverno

Description

Kyverno is a policy engine designed for Kubernetes. A security vulnerability was found in Kyverno where an attacker could cause denial of service of Kyverno. The vulnerability was in Kyvernos Notary verifier. An attacker would need control over the registry from which Kyverno would fetch signatures. With such a position, the attacker could return a malicious response to Kyverno, when Kyverno would send a request to the registry. The malicious response would cause denial of service of Kyverno, such that other users' admission requests would be blocked from being processed. This is a vulnerability in a new component released in v1.11.0. The only users affected by this are those that have been building Kyverno from source at the main branch which is not encouraged. Users consuming official Kyverno releases are not affected. There are no known cases of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

Category

3.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: kyverno kyverno
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-42815?
CVE-2023-42815 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-42815?
To fix CVE-2023-42815, 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-2023-42815 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-42815 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-42815?
CVE-2023-42815 affects kyverno kyverno.
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