CVE-2024-12401: GO-2024-3282 - Potential slowdown / DoS when parsing specially crafted PEM inputs in github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager

CVE-2024-12401 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2024-11-21

Potential slowdown / DoS when parsing specially crafted PEM inputs in github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager

Technologies: github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-12401 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-12401 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-12401?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 21 November 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.12.14, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.12.14,introduced=1.13.0-alpha.0,fixed=1.15.4,introduced=1.16.0-alpha.0,fixed=1.16.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-12401?
Yes. github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager (Go): upgrade to 1.12.14, 1.16.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-12401?
Check whether you run github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager (Go): upgrade to 1.12.14, 1.16.2 or later
    go get github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager@v1.16.2

Affected products

  • github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.12.14, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.12.14,introduced=1.13.0-alpha.0,fixed=1.15.4,introduced=1.16.0-alpha.0,fixed=1.16.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-12401
  • GHSA-ghw8-3xqw-hhcj
  • GHSA-r4pg-vg54-wxx4
  • GO-2024-3282

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