CVE-2024-9779: Open cluster management.io/ocm Open Cluster Management Vulnerable To Vulnerability

HIGH
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-jhh6-6fhp-q2xp
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CVSS 7.5
CWE-266 CWE-501
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2024-9779 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) open cluster management vulnerable to vulnerability (CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment) affecting Open cluster management.io/ocm libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves open cluster management vulnerable to trust boundary violation. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 0.13.0.

CVE-2024-9779 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2024-9779
GHSA Identifier GHSA-jhh6-6fhp-q2xp
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.5
CWE Classification CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Affected Product Open cluster management.io/ocm
Package Ecosystem Go
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 7.5

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:H/A:N).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity High (AC:H)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Changed (S:C)
Confidentiality Low (C:L)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability None (A:N)

How to Fix CVE-2024-9779

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Open cluster management.io/ocm dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

open-cluster-management.io/ocm fixed: 0.13.0 
Upgrade open-cluster-management.io/ocm to 0.13.0
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

inspect dependencies for open-cluster-management.io/ocm

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2024-9779, inspect your project dependencies for Open cluster management.io/ocm:

inspect dependencies for open-cluster-management.io/ocm

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Open cluster management.io/ocm in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 0.13.0), 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-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment, where a product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. In Open cluster management.io/ocm, 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

A flaw was found in Open Cluster Management (OCM) when a user has access to the worker nodes which contain the cluster-manager or klusterlet deployments. The cluster-manager deployment uses a service account with the same name "cluster-manager" which is bound to a ClusterRole also named "cluster-manager", which includes the permission to create Pod resources. If this deployment runs a pod on an attacker-controlled node, the attacker can obtain the cluster-manager's token and steal any service account token by creating and mounting the target service account to control the whole cluster.

CVE-2024-9779 Affected Open cluster management.io/ocm Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
0.13.0
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
open-cluster-management.io/ocm
golang/open-cluster-management.io/ocm
Go
< 0.13.0
0.13.0

References

NVD — CVE-2024-9779 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9779
Open cluster management.io/ocm Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/open-cluster-management-io/registration-operator/issues/361
Open cluster management.io/ocm Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/open-cluster-management-io/ocm/pull/325
Open cluster management.io/ocm Security Information SECURITY
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9779
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi WEB
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2317916
Open cluster management.io/ocm Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/open-cluster-management-io/OCM
Open cluster management.io/ocm Release RELEASE
https://github.com/open-cluster-management-io/ocm/releases/tag/v0.13.0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-9779?
CVE-2024-9779 is a security vulnerability in Open cluster management.io/ocm involving Open Cluster Management vulnerable to Trust Boundary Violation under CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment.
Which Open cluster management.io/ocm versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 0.13.0 across affected packages: open-cluster-management.io/ocm.
What version fixes CVE-2024-9779?
Upgrading to 0.13.0 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is open-cluster-management.io/ocm affected?
Yes, open-cluster-management.io/ocm is affected in releases prior to 0.13.0. Upgrade your dependency to 0.13.0 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-9779?
CVE-2024-9779 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2024-9779?
CVE-2024-9779 is classified under CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment (A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.).
How can I check Go dependencies for CVE-2024-9779?
Run the dependency tree command: 'inspect dependencies for open-cluster-management.io/ocm'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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