Incorrect Privilege Assignment Affecting github.com/projectcalico/calico/cni-plugin/pkg/install package, versions <3.27.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMPROJECTCALICOCALICOCNIPLUGINPKGINSTALL-6750146
  • published 1 May 2024
  • disclosed 29 Apr 2024
  • credit Christopher Alonso

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/projectcalico/calico/cni-plugin/pkg/install to version 3.27.3 or higher.

Overview

github.com/projectcalico/calico/cni-plugin/pkg/install is a cloud-native networking and network security package

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Privilege Assignment that allows an attacker who can control input binaries used by the application to install arbitrary binaries and elevate privileges, due to incorrect SUID bit configuration.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
6.7 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    High
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High