CVE-2020-8551: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
(updated )
The Kubelet component in versions 1.15.0-1.15.9, 1.16.0-1.16.6, and 1.17.0-1.17.2 has been found to be vulnerable to a denial of service attack via the kubelet API, including the unauthenticated HTTP read-only API typically served on port 10255, and the authenticated HTTPS API typically served on port 10250.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-qhm4-jxv7-j9pq
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/9802bfcec0580169cffce2a3d468689a407fa7dc
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89377
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/87913
- groups.google.com/forum/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3SOCLOPTSYABTE4CLTSPDIFE6ZZZR4LX/
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8551
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200413-0003/
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