CVE-2020-8551
The Kubelet component in versions 1.15.0-1.15.9, 1.16.0-1.16.6, and 1.17.0-1.17.2 has been found to be vulnerable to a denial of service attack via the kubelet API, including the unauthenticated HTTP read-only API typically served on port 10255, and the…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.14%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Kubelet component in versions 1.15.0-1.15.9, 1.16.0-1.16.6, and 1.17.0-1.17.2 has been found to be vulnerable to a denial of service attack via the kubelet API, including the unauthenticated HTTP read-only API typically served on port 10255, and the authenticated HTTPS API typically served on port 10250.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.14% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-789, CWE-770
- Affected
- kubernetes/kubernetes · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- jordan@liggitt.net
References
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89377Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/kubernetes-security-announce/2UOlsba2g0s
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3SOCLOPTSYABTE4CLTSPDIFE6ZZZR4LX/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200413-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89377Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/kubernetes-security-announce/2UOlsba2g0s
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3SOCLOPTSYABTE4CLTSPDIFE6ZZZR4LX/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200413-0003/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.