CVE-2024-25631

Unencrypted traffic between pods when using Wireguard and an external kvstore

Description

Cilium is a networking, observability, and security solution with an eBPF-based dataplane. For Cilium users who have enabled an external kvstore and Wireguard transparent encryption, traffic between pods in the affected cluster is not encrypted. This issue affects Cilium v1.14 before v1.14.7 and has been patched in Cilium v1.14.7. There is no workaround to this issue.

Categories

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: cilium cilium
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/cilium/cilium/security/advisories/GHSA-x989-52fc-4vr4 vendor advisory
https://docs.cilium.io/en/stable/installation/k8s-install-external-etcd/#when-do-i-need-to-use-a-kvstore product
https://docs.cilium.io/en/stable/security/network/encryption-wireguard/#encryption-wg product
https://github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.14.7 release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-25631?
CVE-2024-25631 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-25631?
To fix CVE-2024-25631, 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-2024-25631 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-25631 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-2024-25631?
CVE-2024-25631 affects cilium cilium.
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