SB2023013031 - Privilege escalation in Kubernetes Kubelet
Published: January 30, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023013031
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-25749)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due incorrect privilege management. Windows workloads can be executed with the ContainerAdministrator privileges even when the runAsNonRoot option is set to "true".
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.