CVE-2024-50311

A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability was found in OpenShift. This flaw allows attackers to exploit the GraphQL batching functionality. The vulnerability arises when multiple queries can be sent within a single request, enabling an attacker to submit a request containing thousands of aliases in one query. This issue causes excessive resource consumption, leading to application unavailability for legitimate users.

Credits

Red Hat would like to thank Maksymilian Kubiak (AFINE), Paweł Zdunek (AFINE), and Sławomir Zakrzewski (AFINE) for reporting this issue.

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