SB2023012428 - MitM attack in OpenShift Container Platform 4.10



SB2023012428 - MitM attack in OpenShift Container Platform 4.10

Published: January 24, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023012428
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0296)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of weak 64-bit block ciphers vulnerable to Birthday attack within the etcd grpc-proxy component. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.