CVE-2024-28248: Github.com/cilium/cilium Intermittent HTTP Policy Bypass Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2024-28248 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.2) intermittent http policy bypass vulnerability (CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure) affecting Github.com/cilium/cilium libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves intermittent http policy bypass. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.13.13, 1.14.8, 1.15.2.
CVE-2024-28248 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.2
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2024-28248
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Github.com/cilium/cilium dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade github.com/cilium/cilium to 1.13.13
Upgrade github.com/cilium/cilium to 1.14.8
Upgrade github.com/cilium/cilium to 1.15.2
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for github.com/cilium/cilium
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2024-28248, inspect your project dependencies for Github.com/cilium/cilium:
inspect dependencies for github.com/cilium/cilium
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Github.com/cilium/cilium in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 1.13.13), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure, where the product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. In Github.com/cilium/cilium, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2024-28248 Affected Github.com/cilium/cilium Versions
3 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
github.com/cilium/cilium
|
Go |
≥ 1.13.9
< 1.13.13
|
1.13.13
|
|
github.com/cilium/cilium
|
Go |
≥ 1.14.0
< 1.14.8
|
1.14.8
|
|
github.com/cilium/cilium
|
Go |
≥ 1.15.0
< 1.15.2
|
1.15.2
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"id" : "GHSA-68mj-9pjq-mc85",
"modified" : "2024-03-19T18:31:29Z",
"published" : "2024-03-18T20:30:22Z",
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"summary" : "Intermittent HTTP policy bypass",
"details" : "### Impact\n\nCilium's [HTTP policies](https://docs.cilium.io/en/stable/security/policy/language/#http) are not consistently applied to all traffic in the scope of the policies, leading to HTTP traffic being incorrectly and intermittently forwarded when it should be dropped.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis issue affects:\n\n* Cilium v1.13 between v1.13.9 and v1.13.12 inclusive\n* Cilium v1.14 between v1.14.0 and v1.14.7 inclusive\n* Cilium v1.15.0 and v1.15.1\n\nThis issue has been patched in:\n\n* Cilium v1.15.2\n* Cilium v1.14.8\n* Cilium v1.13.13\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThere is no workaround for this issue – affected users are strongly encouraged to upgrade.\n\n### Acknowledgements\n\nThe Cilium community has worked together with members of Isovalent to prepare these mitigations. Special thanks to @romikps for discovering and reporting this issue, and @sayboras and @jrajahalme for preparing the fix.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please reach out on [Slack](https://docs.cilium.io/en/latest/community/community/#slack).\n\nIf you think you have found a vulnerability affecting Cilium, we strongly encourage you to report it to our security mailing list at [security@cilium.io](mailto:security@cilium.io). This is a private mailing list for the Cilium internal security team, and your report will be treated as top priority.",
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