SB2023060610 - Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16 update for etcd 



SB2023060610 - Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16 update for etcd

Published: June 6, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023060610
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28235)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the system.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization to the "/debug" feature. A remote non-authenticated attacker can access the "/debug/requests" endpoint and gain unauthorized access to the application.


2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41723)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in the HPACK decoder. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP/2 stream to the application, cause resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.