CVE-2018-11084 Garden-runC prevents deletion of some app environments

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can cause denial of service for new app instances or scaling by exploiting file attribute handling in Cloud Foundry Garden-runC.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-11084?

CVE-2018-11084 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cloud Foundry Garden-runC, published on 18 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cloud Foundry Garden-runC release, versions prior to 1.16.1, prevents deletion of some app environments based on file attributes. A remote authenticated malicious user may create and delete apps with crafted file attributes to cause a denial of service for new app instances or scaling up of existing apps.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11084?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cloudfoundry Garden-Runc.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11084?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11084 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-11084 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11084 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hpg7-3mv4-7gc8.

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