GHSA-q78c-gwqw-jcmc
Kubernetes privilege escalation vulnerability
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | >= 1.28.0, < 1.28.1 | 1.28.1 |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | >= 1.27.0, < 1.27.5 | 1.27.5 |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | >= 1.26.0, < 1.26.8 | 1.26.8 |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | >= 1.25.0, < 1.25.13 | 1.25.13 |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | < 1.24.17 | 1.24.17 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they include Windows nodes.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3955
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/119595
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120128
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120134
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120135
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120136
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120137
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120138
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/38c97fa67ed35f36e730856728c9e3807f63546a
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/50334505cd27cbe7cf71865388f25a00e29b2596
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/7da6d72c05dffb3b87e62e2bc8c3228ea12ba1b9
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/b7547e28f898af37aa2f1107a49111f963250fe6
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/c4e17abb04728e3a3f9bb26e727b0f978df20ec9
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
- https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/JrX4bb7d83E
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231221-0002