Execution with unnecessary privileges in Submariner - CVE-2024-5042
Published: July 19, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94614
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5042
CWE-ID: CWE-250
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Submariner
Affected software:
Submariner
Submariner
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to unnecessary role-based access control permissions. A local user can run a malicious container on a node that may allow them to steal service account tokens and further compromise other nodes and potentially the entire cluster.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-5042
Install updates from vendor's website.