CVE-2024-12401

A flaw was found in the cert-manager package. This flaw allows an attacker who can modify PEM data that the cert-manager reads, for example, in a Secret resource, to use large amounts of CPU in the cert-manager controller pod to effectively create a denial-of-service (DoS) vector for the cert-manager in the cluster.

CVSS v3 4.4 MEDIUM

4.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.7 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12401
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2327929
https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7400
https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7401
https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7402
https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7403
https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/security/advisories/GHSA-r4pg-vg54-wxx4
https://go.dev/issue/50116

Configurations

No configuration.

History

15 Apr 2026, 00:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Se encontró una falla en el paquete cert-manager. Esta falla permite que un atacante que pueda modificar los datos PEM que lee el cert-manager, por ejemplo, en un recurso secreto, utilice grandes cantidades de CPU en el módulo controlador del cert-manager para crear efectivamente un vector de denegación de servicio (DoS) para el cert-manager en el clúster.

12 Dec 2024, 09:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-12-12 09:15

Updated : 2026-04-15 00:35

NVD link : CVE-2024-12401

Mitre link : CVE-2024-12401

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-12401

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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