Auth bypass in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

CVE-2024-8676

A vulnerability was found in CRI-O, where it can be requested to take a checkpoint archive of a container and later be asked to restore it. When it does that restoration, it attempts to restore the mounts from the restore archive instead of the pod request. As a result, the validations run on the pod spec, verifying that the pod has access to the mounts it specifies are not applicable to a restored container. This flaw allows a malicious user to trick CRI-O into restoring a pod that doesn't have access to host mounts. The user needs access to the kubelet or cri-o socket to call the restore endpoint and trigger the restore.

EPSS: 0.008 (52.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8676?
CVE-2024-8676 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2024-11-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-8676?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.