CVE-2024-8676
Cri-o: checkpoint restore can be triggered from different namespaces
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 53rd percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
CRI-O: Maliciously structured checkpoint file can gain arbitrary node access
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.8% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 53rd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
9 events over 633 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Operating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
And 2 more affected products. See all after sign-in
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Scored 7.4 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
- github.com/cri-o/cri-o/security/advisories/GHSA-7p9f-6x8j-gxxp
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8676
- github.com/cri-o/cri-o/commit/e8e7dcb7838d11b5157976bf3e31a5840bb77de7
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