CVE-2024-28250

Cilium has possible unencrypted traffic between nodes when using WireGuard and L7 policies

Description

Cilium is a networking, observability, and security solution with an eBPF-based dataplane. Starting in version 1.14.0 and prior to versions 1.14.8 and 1.15.2, In Cilium clusters with WireGuard enabled and traffic matching Layer 7 policies Wireguard-eligible traffic that is sent between a node's Envoy proxy and pods on other nodes is sent unencrypted and Wireguard-eligible traffic that is sent between a node's DNS proxy and pods on other nodes is sent unencrypted. This issue has been resolved in Cilium 1.14.8 and 1.15.2 in in native routing mode (`routingMode=native`) and in Cilium 1.14.4 in tunneling mode (`routingMode=tunnel`). Not that in tunneling mode, `encryption.wireguard.encapsulate` must be set to `true`. There is no known workaround for this issue.

Categories

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: cilium cilium
Published at:
Updated at:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-28250?
CVE-2024-28250 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-28250?
To fix CVE-2024-28250, 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-2024-28250 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-28250 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-2024-28250?
CVE-2024-28250 affects cilium cilium.
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