Medium severity4.4GHSA Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2024· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2024-12401
CVE-2024-12401
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/cert-manager/cert-managerGo | < 1.12.14 | 1.12.14 |
github.com/cert-manager/cert-managerGo | >= 1.13.0-alpha.0, < 1.15.4 | 1.15.4 |
github.com/cert-manager/cert-managerGo | >= 1.16.0-alpha.0, < 1.16.2 | 1.16.2 |
Affected products
64- Range: >= 1.16.0-alpha.0, < 1.16.2
- osv-coords63 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/aws-privateca-issuerpkg:apk/chainguard/aws-privateca-issuer-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/aws-privateca-issuer-compat-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/aws-privateca-issuer-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/cert-exporterpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-exporter-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-1.12-acmesolverpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-1.12-cainjectorpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-1.12-controllerpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-1.12-webhookpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-acmesolver-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-acmesolver-1.12-bitnami-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-acmesolver-1.12-iamguarded-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-acmesolver-fips-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-cainjector-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-cainjector-1.12-bitnami-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-cainjector-1.12-iamguarded-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-cainjector-fips-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-cmctlpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-cmctl-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-controller-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-controller-1.12-bitnami-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-controller-1.12-iamguarded-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-controller-fips-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-fips-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-fips-1.12-acmesolverpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-fips-1.12-cainjectorpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-fips-1.12-cmctlpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-fips-1.12-controllerpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-fips-1.12-webhookpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-istio-csrpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-istio-csr-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-webhook-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-webhook-1.12-bitnami-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-webhook-1.12-iamguarded-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-webhook-fips-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-webhook-pdnspkg:apk/chainguard/cert-manager-webhook-pdns-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/cmctl-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/cmctl-1.12-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/cmctl-fips-1.12pkg:apk/chainguard/step-issuerpkg:apk/chainguard/step-issuer-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/step-issuer-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/step-issuer-fips-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/aws-privateca-issuerpkg:apk/wolfi/aws-privateca-issuer-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/cert-exporterpkg:apk/wolfi/cert-manager-1.12pkg:apk/wolfi/cert-manager-1.12-acmesolverpkg:apk/wolfi/cert-manager-1.12-cainjectorpkg:apk/wolfi/cert-manager-1.12-controllerpkg:apk/wolfi/cert-manager-1.12-webhookpkg:apk/wolfi/cert-manager-cmctlpkg:apk/wolfi/cert-manager-istio-csrpkg:apk/wolfi/cert-manager-istio-csr-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/cert-manager-webhook-pdnspkg:apk/wolfi/cmctl-1.12pkg:apk/wolfi/step-issuerpkg:apk/wolfi/step-issuer-compatpkg:golang/github.com/cert-manager/cert-managerpkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 1.4.0-r1+ 62 more
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- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20241213T205935-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- github.com/advisories/GHSA-ghw8-3xqw-hhcjghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12401ghsaADVISORY
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12401nvdWEB
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdWEB
- github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7400nvdWEB
- github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7401nvdWEB
- github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7402nvdWEB
- github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/pull/7403nvdWEB
- github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/security/advisories/GHSA-r4pg-vg54-wxx4nvdWEB
- go.dev/issue/50116nvdWEB
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