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Kubernetes: CVE-2016-7075: API server does not validate client-provided intermediate certificates correctly

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Kubernetes: CVE-2016-7075: API server does not validate client-provided intermediate certificates correctly

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/10/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
11/23/2018
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

It was found that Kubernetes as used by Openshift Enterprise 3 did not correctly validate X.509 client intermediate certificate host name fields. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass authentication requirements by using a specially crafted X.509 certificate.

Solution(s)

  • kubernetes-upgrade-1_10_10
  • kubernetes-upgrade-1_2_7
  • kubernetes-upgrade-1_3_9

References

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