CVE-2019-11254 Affecting dex-k8s-authenticator package, versions <1.4.0-r36


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.16% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-DEXK8SAUTHENTICATOR-17291379
  • published10 Jun 2026
  • disclosed1 Apr 2020

Introduced: 1 Apr 2020

CVE-2019-11254  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard dex-k8s-authenticator to version 1.4.0-r36 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dex-k8s-authenticator package and not the dex-k8s-authenticator package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

The Kubernetes API Server component in versions 1.1-1.14, and versions prior to 1.15.10, 1.16.7 and 1.17.3 allows an authorized user who sends malicious YAML payloads to cause the kube-apiserver to consume excessive CPU cycles while parsing YAML.

CVSS Base Scores

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