CVE-2021-21378

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-21378  

No description is available for this CVE.

Description

No description is available for this CVE.

Statement

Only version 1.9.0 of upstream Istio is affected by the vulnerability. As such even tho OpenShift ServiceMesh (OSSM) does package Istio, it is only v1.6.14 and hence is not affected.

Only version 1.9.0 of upstream Istio is affected by the vulnerability. As such even tho OpenShift ServiceMesh (OSSM) does package Istio, it is only v1.6.14 and hence is not affected.

Mitigation

For Istio specifically, please see the mitigation documented upstream: https://istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2021-001/#mitigation

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 1933681: CVE-2021-21378 envoyproxy/envoy: JWT validation bypass when allow_missing is used
  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2021-21378