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CVE-2023-2431: Kubelet vulnerable to bypass of seccomp profile enforcement

June 16, 2023 (updated December 12, 2024)

A security issue was discovered in Kubelet that allows pods to bypass the seccomp profile enforcement. Pods that use localhost type for seccomp profile but specify an empty profile field, are affected by this issue. In this scenario, this vulnerability allows the pod to run in unconfined (seccomp disabled) mode. This bug affects Kubelet.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xc8m-28vv-4pjc
  • github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
  • github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/118690
  • github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117020
  • github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117116
  • github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117117
  • github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117118
  • github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117147
  • groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/QHmx0HOQa10
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/43HDSKBKPSW53OW647B5ETHRWFFNHSRQ
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XBX4RL4UOC7JHWWYB2AJCKSUM7EG5Y5G
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2431
  • pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1864

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.24.14, all versions starting from 1.25.0 before 1.25.10, all versions starting from 1.26.0 before 1.26.5, all versions starting from 1.27.0 before 1.27.2

Fixed versions

  • 1.24.14
  • 1.25.10
  • 1.26.5
  • 1.27.2

Solution

Upgrade to versions 1.24.14, 1.25.10, 1.26.5, 1.27.2 or above.

Impact 3.4 LOW

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-1287: Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input

Source file

go/k8s.io/kubernetes/CVE-2023-2431.yml

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