CVE-2024-29037: Default secret use for initial deployment

Published Mar 20, 2024
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Updated

datahub-helm provides the Kubernetes Helm charts for deploying Datahub and its dependencies on a Kubernetes cluster. Starting in version 0.1.143 and prior to version 0.2.182, due to configuration issues in the helm chart, if there was a successful initial deployment during a limited window of time, personal access tokens were possibly created with a default secret key. Since the secret key is a static, publicly available value, someone could inspect the algorithm used to generate personal access tokens and generate their own for an instance. Deploying with Metadata Service Authentication enabled would have been difficult during window of releases. If someone circumvented the helm settings and manually set Metadata Service Authentication to be enabled using environment variables directly, this would skip over the autogeneration logic for the Kubernetes Secrets and DataHub GMS would default to the signing key specified statically in the application.yml. Most deployments probably did not attempt to circumvent the helm settings to enable Metadata Service Authentication during this time, so impact is most likely limited. Any deployments with Metadata Service Authentication enabled should ensure that their secret values are properly randomized. Version 0.2.182 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, one may reset the token signing key to be a random value, which will invalidate active personal access tokens.

Affected Software

2 affected components
datahub-helm Datahub>=0.1.143<0.2.182
datahub datahub-helm>=0.1.143<0.2.182

Event History

Mar 20, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:42 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:42 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-29037?

CVE-2024-29037 has a severity rating that indicates the potential impact on affected systems, primarily due to configuration issues in the helm chart.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-29037?

To fix CVE-2024-29037, upgrade your datahub-helm to a version greater than 0.2.182.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2024-29037?

CVE-2024-29037 affects datahub-helm versions from 0.1.143 up to, but not including, 0.2.182.

4

What software does CVE-2024-29037 impact?

CVE-2024-29037 impacts the datahub-helm software used for deploying Datahub on Kubernetes.

5

Is there a known workaround for CVE-2024-29037?

There are no official workarounds for CVE-2024-29037; upgrading the software is the recommended course of action.

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