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CVE-2024-40632

Linkerd potential access to the shutdown endpoint

3.7 LowFix available

Linkerd is an open source, ultralight, security-first service mesh for Kubernetes. In affected versions when the application being run by linkerd is susceptible to SSRF, an attacker could potentially trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by making requests to localhost:4191/shutdown. Linkerd could introduce an optional environment variable to control a token that must be passed as a header. Linkerd should reject shutdown requests that do not include this header. This issue has been addressed in release version edge-24.6.2 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.44%Up 0.4 points since Jul 16, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 3.7

Linkerd potential access to the shutdown endpoint

Linkerd is an open source, ultralight, security-first service mesh for Kubernetes. In affected versions when the application being run by linkerd is susceptible to SSRF, an attacker could potentially trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by making requests to localhost:4191/shutdown. Linkerd could introduce an optional environment variable to control a token that must be passed as a header. Linkerd should reject shutdown requests that do not include this header. This issue has been addressed in release version edge-24.6.2 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2024-40632
CVSS 3.1
3.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-918
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-38551 3.7

Linkerd is an open source, ultralight, security-first service mesh for Kubernetes. In affected versions when the application being run by linkerd is susceptible to SSRF, an attacker could potentially trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by making requests to localhost:4191/shutdown. Linkerd could introduce an optional environment variable to control a token that must be passed as a header. Linkerd should reject shutdown requests that do not include this header. This issue has been addressed in release version edge-24.6.2 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
EUVD-2024-38551
CVSS 3.1
3.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-03
NVD 3.7

Linkerd is an open source, ultralight, security-first service mesh for Kubernetes. In affected versions when the application being run by linkerd is susceptible to SSRF, an attacker could potentially trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by making requests to localhost:4191/shutdown. Linkerd could introduce an optional environment variable to control a token that must be passed as a header. Linkerd should reject shutdown requests that do not include this header. This issue has been addressed in release version edge-24.6.2 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2024-40632
CVSS 3.1
3.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-918
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 3.7

Linkerd potential access to the shutdown endpoint

Linkerd is an open source, ultralight, security-first service mesh for Kubernetes. In affected versions when the application being run by linkerd is susceptible to SSRF, an attacker could potentially trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by making requests to localhost:4191/shutdown. Linkerd could introduce an optional environment variable to control a token that must be passed as a header. Linkerd should reject shutdown requests that do not include this header. This issue has been addressed in release version edge-24.6.2 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2024-40632
CVSS 3.1
3.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-918
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGO-2024-2984 No score

Linkerd potential access to the shutdown endpoint in github.com/linkerd/linkerd2

Linkerd potential access to the shutdown endpoint in github.com/linkerd/linkerd2

Record
GO-2024-2984
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
github.com/linkerd/linkerd2
Go
before 0.5.1-0.20240614165515-35fb2d6d11ef
0.5.1-0.20240614165515-35fb2d6d11ef

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2024-40632 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Linkerd Linkerd2, published July 15, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. Fixed in github.com/linkerd/linkerd2 0.5.1-0.20240614165515-35fb2d6d11ef.

References

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