vulnerability

Kubernetes: CVE-2019-1002101: kubectl fix potential directory traversal

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 1, 2019
Added
Apr 16, 2019
Modified
Aug 11, 2025

Description

The kubectl cp command allows copying files between containers and the user machine. To copy files from a container, Kubernetes creates a tar inside the container, copies it over the network, and kubectl unpacks it on the user’s machine. If the tar binary in the container is malicious, it could run any code and output unexpected, malicious results. An attacker could use this to write files to any path on the user’s machine when kubectl cp is called, limited only by the system permissions of the local user. The untar function can both create and follow symbolic links. The issue is resolved in kubectl v1.11.9, v1.12.7, v1.13.5, and v1.14.0.

Solutions

kubernetes-upgrade-1_11_9kubernetes-upgrade-1_12_7kubernetes-upgrade-1_13_5
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