SB2023080249 - Privilege escalation in OpenShift Container Platform 4.11
Published: August 2, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023080249
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1260)
The 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.