Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/ephemeral-disk-utils package, versions <1.6.1
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-KUBEVIRTIOKUBEVIRTPKGEPHEMERALDISKUTILS-13863450
- published9 Nov 2025
- disclosed7 Nov 2025
- creditMihail Kirov, Sébastien Rolland
Introduced: 7 Nov 2025
NewCVE-2025-64324 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade kubevirt.io/kubevirt/pkg/ephemeral-disk-utils to version 1.6.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource via the hostDisk process in the virt-handler component when mounting a host file or directory using the DiskOrCreate option. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to and modify sensitive files on the host system by exploiting improper file ownership changes and insufficient validation of file origin.