Privilege Context Switching Error Affecting cri-tools package, versions <0:1.0.0-5.rhaos3.9.git8e6013a.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-CRITOOLS-5253748
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed27 Apr 2018

Introduced: 27 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-1000400  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-270  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 cri-tools to version 0:1.0.0-5.rhaos3.9.git8e6013a.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHBA-2018:1796.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cri-tools package and not the cri-tools package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Kubernetes CRI-O version prior to 1.9 contains a Privilege Context Switching Error (CWE-270) vulnerability in the handling of ambient capabilities that can result in containers running with elevated privileges, allowing users abilities they should not have. This attack appears to be exploitable via container execution. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.9.