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CVE-2020-8565: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

February 6, 2023

In Kubernetes, if the logging level is set to at least 9, authorization and bearer tokens will be written to log files. This can occur both in API server logs and client tool output like kubectl. This affects <= v1.19.3, <= v1.18.10, <= v1.17.13, < v1.20.0-alpha2.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-8cfg-vx93-jvxw
  • github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/e99df0e5a75eb6e86123b56d53e9b7ca0fd00419
  • github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/95623
  • github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95316
  • groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-discuss/c/vm-HcrFUOCs/m/36utxAM5CwAJ
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8565
  • pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0064

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.20.0-alpha.2

Fixed versions

  • 1.20.0-alpha.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.20.0-alpha.2 or above. *Note*: 1.20.0-alpha.2 may be an unstable version. Use caution.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Source file

go/k8s.io/kubernetes/CVE-2020-8565.yml

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