CVE-2020-1742: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

May 24, 2022 (updated July 13, 2023)

An insecure modification vulnerability flaw was found in containers using nmstate/kubernetes-nmstate-handler. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. Versions before kubernetes-nmstate-handler-container-v2.3.0-30 are affected.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1803608
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jw82-xjgr-g6f8
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1742

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