Kibana versions prior to 5.2.1 configured for SSL client access, file descriptors will fail to be cleaned up after certain requests and will accumulate over time until the process crashes.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2017-8452 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 5.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform Operational Tools 9 | kibana | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 Operational Tools for RHEL 7 | kibana | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | kibana | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 8.0 Operational Tools for RHEL 7 | kibana | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 Operational Tools for RHEL 7 | kibana | Will not fix |
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