vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2017-1002101: kubernetes: Volume security can be sidestepped with innocent emptyDir and subpath
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Mar 13, 2018 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Mar 13, 2018
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
In Kubernetes versions 1.3.x, 1.4.x, 1.5.x, 1.6.x and prior to versions 1.7.14, 1.8.9 and 1.9.4 containers using subpath volume mounts with any volume type (including non-privileged pods, subject to file permissions) can access files/directories outside of the volume, including the host's filesystem.
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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