SB2024011859 - Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 update for python-eventlet

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SB2024011859 - Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 update for python-eventlet

Published: January 18, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024011859
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21419)

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 when handling large websocket frames. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion by sending highly compressed data frame and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5625)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a missing patch for #VU56244 (CVE-2021-21419). A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion by sending highly compressed data frame and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References