Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Affecting containernetworking-plugins package, versions <0:0.8.6-2.module+el8.3.0+8221+97165c3f


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.09% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-CONTAINERNETWORKINGPLUGINS-1950465
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 1 Jun 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 containernetworking-plugins to version 0:0.8.6-2.module+el8.3.0+8221+97165c3f or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream containernetworking-plugins package and not the containernetworking-plugins package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in all versions of containernetworking/plugins before version 0.8.6, that allows malicious containers in Kubernetes clusters to perform man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks. A malicious container can exploit this flaw by sending rogue IPv6 router advertisements to the host or other containers, to redirect traffic to the malicious container.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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Red Hat

6 medium
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SUSE

6 medium