CVE-2018-1000400

Description

Kubernetes CRI-O version prior to 1.9 contains a Privilege Context Switching Error (CWE-270) vulnerability in the handling of ambient capabilities that can result in containers running with elevated privileges, allowing users abilities they should not have. This attack appears to be exploitable via container execution. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.9.

References

PatchThird Party Advisory
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

CvssV3 impact

BaseSeverity

HIGH

ConfidentialityImpact

HIGH

AttackComplexity

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

AttackVector

NETWORK

AvailabilityImpact

HIGH

IntegrityImpact

HIGH

PrivilegesRequired

LOW

BaseScore

8.8

VectorString

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Version

3.0

UserInteraction

NONE

CvssV2 impact

Version

2.0

VectorString

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

AccessVector

NETWORK

AccessComplexity

LOW

Authentication

SINGLE

ConfidentialityImpact

PARTIAL

IntegrityImpact

PARTIAL

AvailabilityImpact

PARTIAL

BaseScore

6.5