Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-14891
A flaw was found in cri-o, as a result of all pod-related processes being placed in the same memory cgroup. This can result in container management (conmon) processes being killed if a workload process triggers an out-of-memory (OOM) condition for the cgroup. An attacker could abuse this flaw to get host network access on an cri-o host.
Products affected by CVE-2019-14891
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:cri-o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-14891
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 30 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-14891
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
6.8
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6.4
|
NIST | |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
1.6
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3.4
|
Red Hat, Inc. | |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
1.6
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3.4
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-14891
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The product does not clean up its state or incorrectly cleans up its state when an exception is thrown, leading to unexpected state or control flow.Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
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The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-14891
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14891
1772280 – (CVE-2019-14891) CVE-2019-14891 cri-o: infra container reparented to systemd following OOM Killer killing it's conmonIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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