Medium [CVE-2024-6840] Automation-controller: gain access to the k8s api server via job execution with container group
This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2024-6840 affecting Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9.
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Summary
An improper authorization flaw exists in the Ansible Automation Controller. This flaw allows an attacker using the k8S API server to send an HTTP request with a service account token mounted via `automountServiceAccountToken: true`, resulting in privilege escalation to a service account.
Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 6.6 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N). Weakness: CWE-285.
Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9. Red Hat fixing advisory: RHSA-2024:6428.
Is CVE-2024-6840 exploited?
No exploitation is reported in the sources VulniPulse tracks: CVE-2024-6840 is not in the CISA KEV catalog (checked ) and this advisory does not report exploitation. That is not proof the vulnerability cannot be exploited.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6840?
Upgrade to a fixed release named by Red Hat:
- automation-controller-0:4.5.10-1.el8ap
- automation-controller-0:4.5.10-1.el9ap
- RHSA-2024:6428
Confirm against the vendor advisory before you patch.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative. Check it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 5 days ago·verify at source
- automation-controller-0:4.5.10-1.el8ap
- automation-controller-0:4.5.10-1.el9ap
- RHSA-2024:6428
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 5 days ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: automation-controller-0:4.5.10-1.el8ap, automation-controller-0:4.5.10-1.el9ap, RHSA-2024:6428. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here. Review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 5 days ago·verify at source
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