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CVE-2021-25749: Improper Authorization

May 24, 2023 (updated June 1, 2023)

Windows workloads can run as ContainerAdministrator even when those workloads set the runAsNonRoot option to true.

References

  • groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/qqTZgulISzA
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25749

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.22.0 up to 1.22.14, all versions starting from 1.23.0 before 1.23.11, all versions starting from 1.24.0 before 1.25.0

Fixed versions

  • v1.22.14
  • v1.23.11
  • v1.25.0

Solution

Upgrade to versions 1.22.14, 1.23.11, 1.25.0 or above.

Impact 7.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-285: Improper Authorization

Source file

go/github.com/kubernetes/kubelet/CVE-2021-25749.yml

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