Security fixes in jaeger-operator 1.65.0-r0 (CVE-2026-24051)
The Prometheus package contains a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-24051) in its Delete function, which fails to properly validate offsets when processing malformed JSON input. This flaw can lead to severe consequences including complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability affects specific versions of Prometheus, and a patch is available to address the issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-24051 is a critical vulnerability in jaeger-operator versions prior to 1.65.0-r0, including 1.21.4-r0. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, with an attack vector over the network, low complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is fixed in jaeger-operator version 1.65.0-r0. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The affected ecosystem includes Alpine Linux packages.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system running vulnerable versions of jaeger-operator. Given the critical CVSS score, the impact is severe and could allow remote attackers to fully control the affected service without authentication or user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade jaeger-operator to version 1.65.0-r0 or later to remediate CVE-2026-24051. Since a patch is available, applying this official fix is the recommended mitigation. No additional vendor advisory information contradicts this guidance.
Security fixes in jaeger-operator 1.65.0-r0 (CVE-2026-24051)
Description
The Prometheus package contains a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-24051) in its Delete function, which fails to properly validate offsets when processing malformed JSON input. This flaw can lead to severe consequences including complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability affects specific versions of Prometheus, and a patch is available to address the issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-24051 is a critical vulnerability in jaeger-operator versions prior to 1.65.0-r0, including 1.21.4-r0. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, with an attack vector over the network, low complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is fixed in jaeger-operator version 1.65.0-r0. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The affected ecosystem includes Alpine Linux packages.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system running vulnerable versions of jaeger-operator. Given the critical CVSS score, the impact is severe and could allow remote attackers to fully control the affected service without authentication or user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade jaeger-operator to version 1.65.0-r0 or later to remediate CVE-2026-24051. Since a patch is available, applying this official fix is the recommended mitigation. No additional vendor advisory information contradicts this guidance.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- CLEANSTART-2026-BT37614
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.3
- Ecosystems
- ["Alpine"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a7f441cbf8831d5396002ef
Added to database: 08/14/2026, 16:36:44 UTC
Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 15:15:13 UTC
Last updated: 09/29/2026, 18:11:17 UTC
Views: 30
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