Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.54 security and extras update

Important

A flaw was found in the crypto/tls component. This vulnerability occurs during Transport Layer Security (TLS) session resumption when certificate authority (CA) settings are modified between the initial and resumed handshakes. An attacker could exploit this to bypass certificate validation, allowing a client or server to establish a connection that should have been rejected. This could lead to an authentication bypass under specific conditions.

A flaw was found in the `crypto/x509` package of `golang`. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by presenting a specially crafted X.509 certificate with a large number of DNS Subject Alternative Name (SAN) entries. The certificate verification process, specifically the `VerifyHostname` function, incurs excessive computational overhead due to repeated string operations when processing these entries. This can lead to a significant performance degradation or unresponsiveness of systems validating such certificates.

CWE-606 - Unchecked Input for Loop Condition

A flaw was found in the Go standard library packages `crypto/x509` and `crypto/tls`. During the process of building a certificate chain, an attacker can provide a large number of intermediate certificates. This excessive input is not properly limited, leading to an uncontrolled amount of work being performed. This can result in a denial of service (DoS) condition, making the affected system or application unavailable to legitimate users.

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

A flaw was found in the `net` package of Go (golang), specifically when using the `LookupCNAME` function with the `cgo` DNS resolver. A remote attacker could exploit this by providing a very long Canonical Name (CNAME) response. This can trigger a double-free of C memory, leading to a crash and a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected application.

CWE-1341 - Multiple Releases of Same Resource or Handle

A flaw was found in the Golang MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) package. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a maliciously-crafted MIME header containing many invalid encoded-words. This could lead to excessive CPU consumption, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected system.

CWE-1050 - Excessive Platform Resource Consumption within a Loop