#VU97615 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - CVE-2024-45496
Published: September 19, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97615
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45496
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Software vendor:
Red Hat Inc.
Red Hat Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions during the build initialization step. A remote user can provide a crafted .gitconfig file containing commands executed during the cloning process, leading to arbitrary command execution on the worker node.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.