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Kubernetes: CVE-2020-8563: Secret leaks in kube-controller-manager when using vSphere provider

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Kubernetes: CVE-2020-8563: Secret leaks in kube-controller-manager when using vSphere provider

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
12/07/2020
Created
12/22/2020
Added
12/21/2020
Modified
12/21/2020

Description

In Kubernetes clusters using VSphere as a cloud provider, with a logging level set to 4 or above, VSphere cloud credentials will be leaked in the cloud controller manager's log. This affects < v1.19.3.

Solution(s)

  • kubernetes-upgrade-1_19_3

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