rhsa-2020_2795
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2020-07-01 18:46
Modified
2024-11-22 15:26
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 1.1 servicemesh-operator security update

Notes

Topic
An update for servicemesh-operator is now available for OpenShift Service Mesh 1.1. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Details
Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh is Red Hat's distribution of the Istio service mesh project, tailored for installation into an on-premise OpenShift Container Platform installation. Security Fix(es): * kubernetes: YAML parsing vulnerable to "Billion Laughs" attack, allowing for remote denial of service (CVE-2019-11253) * openshift-service-mesh/istio-rhel8-operator: control plane can deploy gateway image to any namespace (CVE-2020-14306) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Terms of Use
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