CVE-2019-3841 Security feature bypass in kubevirt/virt-cdi-importer
Kubevirt CDI importer disables TLS validation, allowing man-in-the-middle attacks to tamper with container images during import.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-3841?
CVE-2019-3841 is a high-severity vulnerability in The Kubevirt project kubevirt/virt-cdi-importer, published on 25 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Kubevirt/virt-cdi-importer, versions 1.4.0 to 1.5.3 inclusive, were reported to disable TLS certificate validation when importing data into PVCs from container registries. This could enable man-in-the-middle attacks between a container registry and the virt-cdi-component, leading to possible undetected tampering of trusted container image content.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3841?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kubevirt Containerized Data Importer.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3841?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3841 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-3841 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3841 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3685-xxgw-jp8h.