CVE-2024-4369

Description

An information disclosure flaw was found in OpenShift's internal image registry operator. The AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET can be exposed through an environment variable defined in the pod definition, but is limited to Azure environments. An attacker controlling an account that has high enough permissions to obtain pod information from the openshift-image-registry namespace could use this obtained client secret to perform actions as the registry operator's Azure service account.

CVSS v3.1 Score

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-526 CWE-526

References

Other References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3881 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3889 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-4369 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2278035 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3881 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3889 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-4369 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2278035

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-4369? +

An information disclosure flaw was found in OpenShift's internal image registry operator. The AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET can be exposed through an environment variable defined in the pod definition, but is limited to Azure environments. An attacker controlling an account that has high enough permissions to obtain pod information from the openshift-image-registry namespace could use this obtained client secret to perform actions as the registry operator's Azure service account. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-4369? +

CVE-2024-4369 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.8 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-4369? +

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