CVE-2024-8185: Vault Vulnerable to Denial of Service When Processing Raft Join Requests
Vault Community and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) clusters using Vault’s Integrated Storage backend are vulnerable to a denial-of-service (DoS) attack through memory exhaustion through a Raft cluster join API endpoint . An attacker may send a large volume of requests to the endpoint which may cause Vault to consume excessive system memory resources, potentially leading to a crash of the underlying system and the Vault process itself.
This vulnerability, CVE-2024-8185, is fixed in Vault Community 1.18.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.18.1, 1.17.8, and 1.16.12.
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Vault Community and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) clusters using Vault’s Integrated Storage backend are vulnerable to a denial-of-service (DoS) attack through memory exhaustion through a Raft cluster join API endpoint. An attacker may send a large volume of requests to the endpoint which may cause Vault to consume excessive system memory resources, potentially leading to a crash of the underlying system and the Vault process itself.
This vulnerability, CVE-2024-8185, is fixed in Vault Community 1.18.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.18.1, 1.17.8, and 1.16.12.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2024-8185?
CVE-2024-8185 is a high-severity vulnerability that allows for denial-of-service attacks through memory exhaustion.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8185?
To mitigate CVE-2024-8185, upgrade to Vault version 1.18.1 or later.
What is the main impact of CVE-2024-8185?
The main impact of CVE-2024-8185 is the potential for a denial-of-service condition in Vault clusters due to resource exhaustion.
Which versions of Vault are affected by CVE-2024-8185?
CVE-2024-8185 affects Vault versions from 1.2.0 to 1.18.0.
What type of attack does CVE-2024-8185 involve?
CVE-2024-8185 involves a denial-of-service attack through excessive requests to the Raft cluster join API endpoint.