CVE-2024-42487: Github.com/cilium/cilium Gateway API Route Matching Order Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2024-42487 is a MODERATE (CVSS 4.0) gateway api route matching order vulnerability (CWE-113: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting')) affecting Github.com/cilium/cilium libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves gateway api route matching order contradicts specification. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.16.1, 1.15.8.
CVE-2024-42487 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 4.0
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2024-42487
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 1.16.1
Upgrade github.com/cilium/cilium to 1.15.8
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-2024-42487, 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 1.16.1), 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-113: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting'), where the product receives data from an http agent/component (e.g., web server, proxy, browser, etc.), but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes cr and lf characters before the data is included in outgoing http headers. 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-2024-42487 Affected Github.com/cilium/cilium Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
github.com/cilium/cilium
|
Go |
≥ 1.16.0
< 1.16.1
All 1 versions
1.16.0
|
1.16.1
|
|
github.com/cilium/cilium
|
Go |
≥ 1.15.0
< 1.15.8
|
1.15.8
|
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-qcm3-7879-xcww",
"modified" : "2024-09-30T19:48:17Z",
"published" : "2024-08-15T21:46:46Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2024-42487" ],
"summary" : "Gateway API route matching order contradicts specification",
"details" : "### Impact\n\nGateway API HTTPRoutes and GRPCRoutes do not follow the match precedence specified in the Gateway API specification. In particular, request headers are matched before request methods, when the specification describes that the request methods must be respected before headers are matched ([HTTPRouteRule](https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/reference/spec/#gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1.HTTPRouteRule), [GRPCRouteRule](https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/reference/spec/#gateway.networking.k8s.io%2fv1.GRPCRouteRule)).\n\nIf users create Gateway API resources that use both request headers and request methods in order to route to different destinations, then traffic may be delivered to the incorrect backend. If the backend does not have Network Policy restricting acceptable traffic to receive, then requests may access information that you did not intend for them to access.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis issue was fixed in https://github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/34109.\n\nThis issue affects:\n- Cilium v1.15 between v1.15.0 and v1.15.7 inclusive\n- Cilium v1.16.0\n\nThis issue is fixed in:\n- Cilium v1.15.8\n- Cilium v1.16.1\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThere is no workaround for this issue.\n\n### Acknowledgements\n\nThe Cilium community has worked together with members of Cure53 and Isovalent to prepare these mitigations. Special thanks to @sayboras for remediating this issue.\n\n### Further 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 security team, and your report will be treated as top priority.\n",
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