Privilege escalation in OpenShift Container Platform 4.11
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-1260 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration openshift-clients (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component openshift (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cri-o (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU78481
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 0.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1260
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions within kube-apiserver. A remote authenticated user with "update, patch" permissions to the "pods/ephemeralcontainers" subresource can bypass SCC admission restrictions and gain control over a privileged pod.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: 4.11.0 - 4.11.45
openshift-clients (Red Hat package): before 4.11.0-202307200522.p0.g7e1b2fb.assembly.stream.el8
openshift (Red Hat package): before 4.11.0-202307200925.p0.ga9da4a8.assembly.stream.el8
cri-o (Red Hat package): before 1.24.6-4.rhaos4.11.git4bfe15a.el8
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openshift_container_platform:4.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openshift_container_platform:4.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openshift_container_platform:4.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openshift_container_platform:4.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openshift_container_platform:4.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openshift_container_platform:4.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openshift_container_platform:4.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openshift_container_platform:4.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openshift_container_platform:4.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openshift_container_platform:4.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:openshift-clients_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:openshift_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:cri-o_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4312
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
