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GO-2023-2338 CVE-2023-42816 GHSA-4mp4-46gq-hv3r

Denial of service from malicious signature in kyverno in github.com/kyverno/kyverno

Medium Go
Severity
5.3 / 10
Medium · CVSS 3.1
Exploit chance (EPSS)
0.46%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 39.63% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Fix
1.5.0-rc1.0.20230918070231-fec2992e3f9f
Upgrade github.com/kyverno/kyverno to this version or later

Description

Denial of service from malicious signature in kyverno in github.com/kyverno/kyverno

Affected versions

Go

PackageVulnerableFixed in
github.com/kyverno/kyverno
>= 1.5.0-rc1.0.20230601080528-80d139bb5d1d, < 1.5.0-rc1.0.20230918070231-fec2992e3f9f
1.5.0-rc1.0.20230918070231-fec2992e3f9f

How to fix

Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.

github.com/kyverno/kyverno Go → 1.5.0-rc1.0.20230918070231-fec2992e3f9f

go
go get github.com/kyverno/kyverno@v1.5.0-rc1.0.20230918070231-fec2992e3f9f && go mod tidy

Severity breakdown

CVSS 3.1 5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Weakness

CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.

References

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Last updated by the source
  3. Latest EPSS score
AdvisorySeverityWhy it's related
GHSA-79gf-7frw-68m9
Kyverno's NamespacedGeneratingPolicy generator.apply() namespace argument unvalidated -- background controller creates RoleBindings in any namespace including kube-system
Critical Also affects github.com/kyverno/kyverno
GHSA-fpjq-c37h-cqcv
Kyverno Controller Denial of Service via forEach Mutation Panic
High Also affects github.com/kyverno/kyverno
GHSA-8wfp-579w-6r25
Kyverno apiCall automatically forwards ServiceAccount token to external endpoints (credential leak)
High Also affects github.com/kyverno/kyverno
GHSA-f9g8-6ppc-pqq4
Kyverno: ServiceAccount token leaked to external servers via apiCall service URL
Critical Also affects github.com/kyverno/kyverno
GHSA-cvq5-hhx3-f99p
Kyverno: Cross-Namespace Read Bypasses RBAC Isolation (CVE-2026-22039 Incomplete Fix)
High Also affects github.com/kyverno/kyverno
GHSA-q93q-v844-jrqp
kyverno apicall servicecall implicit bearer token injection leaks kyverno serviceaccount token
High Also affects github.com/kyverno/kyverno
GHSA-fmqp-4wfc-w3v7
Kyverno APICall SSRF Vulnerability Leading to Multi-Tenant Isolation Breach
Medium Also affects github.com/kyverno/kyverno
GHSA-qr4g-8hrp-c4rw
Kyverno has unrestricted outbound requests in Kyverno apiCall enabling SSRF
High Also affects github.com/kyverno/kyverno
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