Job Parsing Vulnerability in HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise
CVE-2022-24685

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Hashicorp
Status
Nomad
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 February 2022

Summary

In HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise, certain versions improperly validate HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL) in the jobs parse endpoint, leading to potential scenarios of excessive CPU usage. This vulnerability is resolved in versions 1.0.18, 1.1.12, and 1.2.6, which enhance input validation mechanisms to prevent malformed job definitions from causing performance degradation.

References

https://discuss.hashicorp.com
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https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2022-03-nomad-malfo...
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0007/
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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