Information disclosure in Cilium

CVE-2024-42486

Cilium is a networking, observability, and security solution with an eBPF-based dataplane. In versions on the 1.15.x branch prior to 1.15.8 and the 1.16.x branch prior to 1.16.1, ReferenceGrant changes are not correctly propagated in Ciliu…

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.006 (43.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

  • Cilium — versions >= 1.15.0, < 1.15.8, 1.16.0, = 1.16.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42486?
CVE-2024-42486 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cilium, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-42486?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-42486 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.