HashiCorp Vault's PKI mount vulnerable to denial of service
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Affected versions
0 → fixed in 1.11.91.12.0 → fixed in 1.12.51.13.0 → fixed in 1.13.1
Details
HashiCorp Vault's PKI mount issuer endpoints did not correctly authorize access to remove an issuer or modify issuer metadata, potentially resulting in denial of service of the PKI mount. This bug did not affect public or private key material, trust chains or certificate issuance. Fixed in Vault 1.13.1, 1.12.5, and 1.11.9.
The fix
No fix commit could be resolved for this advisory (it may reference an issue tracker or a non-GitHub patch). See the references below.