Node Denial of Service via kubelet Checkpoint API

GHSA-jgfp-53c3-624w · CVE-2025-0426 · GO-2025-3465

Published Feb 13, 2025 · Modified Feb 4, 2026

Description

A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a large number of container checkpoint requests made to the unauthenticated kubelet read-only HTTP endpoint may cause a Node Denial of Service by filling the Node's disk.

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0426
WEB https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/130016
ADVISORY https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jgfp-53c3-624w
PACKAGE https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
WEB https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/KiODfu8i6w8
WEB http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/13/1

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