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SCA: security update for github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager (GHSA-ghw8-3xqw-hhcj)
medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 415156
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- 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.
(CVE-2024-12401)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 415156
Version: Revision 1.9
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 1/23/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.92
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Medium
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-12401
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.4
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-12401
cwe: CWE-20