GMS-2024-68: Etcd auth Inaccurate logging of authentication attempts for users with CN-based auth only

Vulnerability type

Logging

Detail

etcd users who have no password can authenticate only through a client certificate. When such users try to authenticate into etcd using the Authenticate endpoint, errors are logged with insufficient information regarding why the authentication failed, and may be misleading when auditing etcd logs.

References

Find out more on this vulnerability in the security audit report

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