Kubernetes up to 1.11.7/1.12.5/1.13.3 API PATCH Request resource consumption

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A vulnerability was found in Kubernetes up to 1.11.7/1.12.5/1.13.3. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component API. Executing a manipulation as part of PATCH Request can lead to resource consumption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-1002100. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Kubernetes up to 1.11.7/1.12.5/1.13.3 (Virtualization Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component API. The manipulation as part of a PATCH Request leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

In all Kubernetes versions prior to v1.11.8, v1.12.6, and v1.13.4, users that are authorized to make patch requests to the Kubernetes API Server can send a specially crafted patch of type "json-patch" (e.g. `kubectl patch --type json` or `"Content-Type: application/json-patch+json"`) that consumes excessive resources while processing, causing a Denial of Service on the API Server.

The bug was discovered 02/28/2019. The weakness was published 04/01/2019 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-1002100 since 04/01/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 32 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.11.8, 1.12.6 or 1.13.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Virtualization Software

Name

• Kubernetes

Version

• 1.11.0
• 1.11.1
• 1.11.2
• 1.11.3
• 1.11.4
• 1.11.5
• 1.11.6
• 1.11.7
• 1.12.0
• 1.12.1
• 1.12.2
• 1.12.3
• 1.12.4
• 1.12.5
• 1.13.0
• 1.13.1
• 1.13.2
• 1.13.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/

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