SB2024051312 - Permissions, privileges, and access controls in IBM Storage Fusion HCI
Published: May 13, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024051312
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
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-2023-5408)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in the node restriction admission plugin of the kubernetes api server of OpenShift. A local user can modify the node role label and steer workloads from the control plane and etcd nodes onto different worker nodes and gain broader access to the cluster.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.