CVE-2024-56514: Github.com/karmada io/karmada Karmada Tar Slips Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2024-56514 is a MODERATE karmada tar slips vulnerability (CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')) affecting Github.com/karmada io/karmada libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves karmada tar slips in crds archive extraction. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.12.0.
CVE-2024-56514 at a Glance
How to Fix CVE-2024-56514
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Github.com/karmada io/karmada 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/karmada-io/karmada to 1.12.0Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for github.com/karmada-io/karmadaHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2024-56514, inspect your project dependencies for Github.com/karmada io/karmada:
inspect dependencies for github.com/karmada-io/karmadaAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Github.com/karmada io/karmada in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 1.12.0), 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-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'), where the product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. In Github.com/karmada io/karmada, 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-2024-56514 Affected Github.com/karmada io/karmada Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
github.com/karmada-io/karmada
|
Go |
< 1.12.0
|
1.12.0
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-cwrh-575j-8vr3",
"modified" : "2025-01-03T19:25:56Z",
"published" : "2025-01-03T16:15:54Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2024-56514" ],
"summary" : "Karmada Tar Slips in CRDs archive extraction",
"details" : "### Impact\n_What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?_\n\nBoth in karmadactl and karmada-operator, it is possible to supply a filesystem path, or an HTTP(s) URL to retrieve the custom resource definitions(CRDs) needed by karmada. The CRDs are downloaded as a gzipped tarfile and are vulnerable to a TarSlip vulnerability. An attacker able to supply a malicious CRD file into a karmada initialization could write arbitrary files in arbitrary paths of the filesystem.\n\n### Patches\n_Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?_\n\nFrom karmada version v1.12.0, when processing custom CRDs files, CRDs archive verification is utilized to enhance file system robustness.\n\n### Workarounds\n_Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?_\n\nWhen using `karmadactl init` to set up Karmada, if you need to set flag `--crd` to customize the CRD files required for karmada initialization, you can manually inspect the CRD files to check whether they contain sequences such as `../` that would alter file paths, to determine if they potentially include malicious files. \n\nWhen using karmada-operator to set up Karmada, you must upgrade your karmada-operator to one of the fixed versions.\n\n### References\n_Are there any links users can visit to find out more?_\n\n1. Enhancements made from the Karmada community: https://github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pull/5713, https://github.com/karmada-io/karmada/pull/5703\n",
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