QID 242299

Date Published: 2023-11-08

QID 242299: Red Hat Update for containernetworking-plugins (RHSA-2023:6402)

The container network interface (cni) project consists of a specification and libraries for writing plug-ins for configuring network interfaces in linux containers, along with a number of supported plug-ins.
Cni concerns itself only with network connectivity of containers and removing allocated resources when the container is deleted. ..
Security fix(es):

    golang: html/template: improper handling of javascript whitespace (cve-2023-24540).
    Net/http, golang.org/x/net/http2: avoid quadratic complexity in hpack decoding (cve-2022-41723).
    Golang: crypto/tls: large handshake records may cause panics (cve-2022-41724).
    Golang: net/http, mime/multipart: denial of service from excessive resource consumption (cve-2022-41725).
    Golang: net/http, net/textproto: denial of service from excessive memory allocation (cve-2023-24534).
    Golang: net/http, net/textproto, mime/multipart: denial of service from excessive resource consumption (cve-2023-24536).
    Golang: html/template: backticks not treated as string delimiters (cve-2023-24538).
    Golang: html/template: improper sanitization of css values (cve-2023-24539).
    Golang: html/template: improper handling of empty html attributes (cve-2023-29400).
    Golang: net/http: insufficient sanitization of host header (cve-2023-29406).
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    Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 9 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 9 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 9 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 9 aarch64.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2023:6402 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:6402 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6402