In all Kubernetes versions prior to v1.11.8, v1.12.6, and v1.13.4, users that are authorized to make patch requests to the Kubernetes API Server can send a specially crafted patch of type "json-patch" (e.g. kubectl patch --type json
or "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json"
) that consumes excessive resources while processing, causing a Denial of Service on the API Server.
{ "nvd_published_at": "2019-04-01T14:29:00Z", "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-770" ], "severity": "MODERATE", "github_reviewed": true, "github_reviewed_at": "2023-07-19T18:22:43Z" }