CVE-2023-5528
Published: 14 November 2023
A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods and persistent volumes on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they are using an in-tree storage plugin for Windows nodes.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| leosilva | kubernates is in fact a kubernetes installer that calls snap, not the package it self. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
kubernetes Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
|
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| jammy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(debian: Windows-specific)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |