title: Cnv: information disclosure through the usage of vm-dump-metrics
description: An information disclosure flaw was found in OpenShift Virtualization. The DownwardMetrics feature was introduced to expose host metrics to virtual machine guests and is enabled by default. This issue could expose limited host metrics of a node to any guest in any namespace without being explicitly enabled by an administrator.
problem types: Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
affected:
{
product: CNV
vendor: n/a
versions:
version: 4.15.1, status: unaffected
}
{
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4
collectionURL: https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
packageName: kubevirt-hyperconverged-cluster-operator
defaultStatus: affected
cpes: cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4
}
metrics:
other: [
content: {'value': 'Low', 'namespace': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/'}
type: Red Hat severity rating
]