Resource exhaustion in Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4
CVE-2023-6596
An incomplete fix was shipped for the Rapid Reset (CVE-2023-44487/CVE-2023-39325) vulnerability for an OpenShift Containers.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4.11 — versions v4.11.0-202401301508.p0.g5ea0428.assembly.stream
- Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4.12 — versions v4.12.0-202401190520.p0.g4b287bd.assembly.stream
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0485 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0682 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6596 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6596?
- CVE-2023-6596 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-04-25.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6596?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6596 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.