CVE-2023-6476 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in CRI-O that involves an experimental annotation leading to a container being unconfined. This may allow a pod to specify and get any amount of memory/cpu, circumventing the kubernetes scheduler and potentially resulting in a denial of service in the node.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Openshift Container Platform	3.11
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	8.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-770

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0195Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0207Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6476Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253994Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0195Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0207Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6476Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253994Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-6476?

CVE-2023-6476 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). A flaw was found in CRI-O that involves an experimental annotation leading to a container being unconfined. This may allow a pod to specify and get any amount of memory/cpu, circumventing the kubernet...

How severe is CVE-2023-6476?

CVE-2023-6476 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-6476?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Openshift Container Platform, Redhat Enterprise Linux.