Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties Affecting kubectl package, versions <0:1.20.11-4.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.1% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-KUBECTL-2601392
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 20 Sep 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kubectl to version 0:1.20.11-4.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-9546.

NVD Description

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

A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user may be able to create a container with subpath volume mounts to access files & directories outside of the volume, including on the host filesystem.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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

8.8 high