CVE-2023-42814: Denial of service from malicious image manifest in kyverno
Kyverno is a policy engine designed for Kubernetes. A security vulnerability was found in Kyverno where an attacker could cause denial of service of Kyverno. The vulnerable component in Kyvernos Notary verifier. An attacker would need control over the registry from which Kyverno would fetch attestations. With such a position, the attacker could return a malicious response to Kyverno, when Kyverno would send a request to the registry. The malicious response would cause denial of service of Kyverno, such that other users' admission requests would be blocked from being processed. This is a vulnerability in a new component released in v1.11.0. The only users affected by this are those that have been building Kyverno from source at the main branch which is not encouraged. Users consuming official Kyverno releases are not affected. There are no known cases of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild.
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What is the vulnerability ID of this security vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID of this security vulnerability is CVE-2023-42814.
What is the severity of CVE-2023-42814?
The severity of CVE-2023-42814 is medium with a score of 5.3.
What software is affected by CVE-2023-42814?
Nirmata Kyverno version 1.11.0 is affected by CVE-2023-42814.
How can this vulnerability be exploited?
An attacker could cause denial of service in Kyverno by exploiting the vulnerable component in Kyverno's Notary verifier.
Are there any fixes or patches available for CVE-2023-42814?
Yes, the fixes for CVE-2023-42814 can be found in the following links: [link1](https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/commit/80d139bb5d1d9d7e907abe851b97dc73821a5be2) and [link2](https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/commit/fec2992e3f9fcd6b9c62267522c09b182e7df73b).