Kubernetes CRI-O version prior to 1.9 contains a Privilege Context Switching Error (CWE-270) vulnerability in the handling of ambient capabilities that can result in containers running with elevated privileges, allowing users abilities they should not have. This attack appears to be exploitable via container execution. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.9.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes | — | Upgrade Kubernetes to version 1.9.0 | May 14, 2019 | May 18, 2018 |
| Redhat Openshift | — | Upgrade rubygem-fluent-plugin-kubernetes_metadata_filterUpgrade golang-github-prometheus-node_exporterUpgrade rubygem-fluent-plugin-elasticsearchUpgrade atomic-openshift-dockerregistryUpgrade atomic-openshiftUpgrade openshift-ansibleUpgrade atomic-openshift-web-consoleUpgrade cri-oUpgrade cri-tools | Oct 8, 2019 | Apr 27, 2018 |
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