CVE-2024-38826 CVE-2024-38826 Cloud Controller Denial of Service Attack

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Authenticated users can cause a denial of service against Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller by uploading crafted files that leak server resources.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-38826?

CVE-2024-38826 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cloud Foundry, published on 11 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Authenticated users can upload specifically crafted files to leak server resources. This behavior can potentially be used to run a denial of service attack against Cloud Controller.

The Cloud Foundry project recommends upgrading the following releases:

* Upgrade capi release version to 1.194.0 or greater * Upgrade cf-deployment version to v44.1.0 or greater. This includes a patched capi release

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38826?

How do I fix CVE-2024-38826?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38826 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-2024-38826 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rmv6-pcxx-vfgj.

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