Vulnerability in Cilium
CVE-2024-28249
Cilium is a networking, observability, and security solution with an eBPF-based dataplane. Prior to versions 1.13.13, 1.14.8, and 1.15.2, in Cilium clusters with IPsec enabled and traffic matching Layer 7 policies, IPsec-eligible traffic between a node's Envoy proxy and pods on other nodes is sent unencrypted and IPsec-eligible traffic between a node's DNS proxy and pods on other nodes is sent unencrypted. This issue has been resolved in Cilium 1.15.2, 1.14.8, and 1.13.13. There is no known workaround for this issue.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (17.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cilium — versions < 1.13.13, >= 1.14.0, < 1.14.8, >= 1.15.0, < 1.15.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/cilium/cilium/security/advisories/GHSA-j89h-qrvr-xc36 (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.13.13 (Release Notes)
- github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.14.8 (Release Notes)
- github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.15.2 (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-28249?
- CVE-2024-28249 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cilium, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-03-18.
- How severe is CVE-2024-28249?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-28249 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.