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CVE-2024-31420: Cnv: dos through repeatedly calling vm-dump-metrics until virt handler crashes
Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in KubeVirt. This flaw allows an attacker who has access to a virtual machine guest on a node with DownwardMetrics enabled to cause a denial of service by issuing a high number of calls to vm-dump-metrics --virtio and then deleting the virtual machine.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-31420
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 11.87% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-08 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-31420https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2272951