Headline
GHSA-q78c-gwqw-jcmc: Kubernetes privilege escalation vulnerability
A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they include Windows nodes.
Skip to content
Actions
Automate any workflow
Packages
Host and manage packages
Security
Find and fix vulnerabilities
Codespaces
Instant dev environments
Copilot
Write better code with AI
Code review
Manage code changes
Issues
Plan and track work
Discussions
Collaborate outside of code
GitHub Sponsors
Fund open source developers
* The ReadME Project
GitHub community articles
- Pricing
- GitHub Advisory Database
- GitHub Reviewed
- CVE-2023-3955
Kubernetes privilege escalation vulnerability
High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 31, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Nov 1, 2023
Package
gomod k8s.io/kubernetes (Go)
Affected versions
= 1.28.0
>= 1.27.0, < 1.27.5
>= 1.26.0, < 1.26.8
>= 1.25.0, < 1.25.13
< 1.24.17
Patched versions
1.28.1
1.27.5
1.26.8
1.25.13
1.24.17
Description
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Oct 31, 2023
Related news
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-7515-01 - The components for Red Hat OpenShift for Windows Containers 9.0.0 are now available. This product release includes bug fixes and security updates for the following packages: windows-machine-config-operator and windows-machine-config-operator-bundle. Issues addressed include a privilege escalation vulnerability.
A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods on Windows nodes running kubernetes-csi-proxy may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they include Windows nodes running kubernetes-csi-proxy.
A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they include Windows nodes.
A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they include Windows nodes.
Three interrelated high-severity security flaws discovered in Kubernetes could be exploited to achieve remote code execution with elevated privileges on Windows endpoints within a cluster. The issues, tracked as CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955, carry CVSS scores of 8.8 and impact all Kubernetes environments with Windows nodes. Fixes for the vulnerabilities were released on August
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-4885-01 - Red Hat OpenShift support for Windows Containers allows you to deploy Windows container workloads running on Windows Server containers. Issues addressed include a privilege escalation vulnerability.
The components for Red Hat OpenShift support for Windows Containers 8.0.2 are now available. This product release includes bug fixes and security updates for the following packages: windows-machine-config-operator and windows-machine-config-operator-bundle. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original. Related CVEs: * CVE-2023-3676: A vulnerability was found in Kubernetes. This flaw allows a user who can create pods on Windows nodes to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. * CVE-2023-...
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-4835-01 - Red Hat OpenShift support for Windows Containers allows you to deploy Windows container workloads running on Windows Server containers. Issues addressed include a privilege escalation vulnerability.
The components for Red Hat OpenShift support for Windows Containers 5.1.2 are now available. This product release includes bug fixes and security updates for the following packages: windows-machine-config-operator and windows-machine-config-operator-bundle. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original. Related CVEs: * CVE-2023-3676: A vulnerability was found in Kubernetes. This flaw allows a user who can create pods on Windows nodes to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. * CVE-2023-...
The components for Red Hat OpenShift support for Windows Containers 6.0.2 are now available. This product release includes bug fixes and security updates for the following packages: windows-machine-config-operator and windows-machine-config-operator-bundle. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original. Related CVEs: * CVE-2023-3676: A vulnerability was found in Kubernetes. This flaw allows a user who can create pods on Windows nodes to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. * CVE-2023-...
The components for Red Hat OpenShift support for Windows Containers 7.1.1 are now available. This product release includes bug fixes and security updates for the following packages: windows-machine-config-operator and windows-machine-config-operator-bundle. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original. Related CVEs: * CVE-2023-3676: A vulnerability was found in Kubernetes. This flaw allows a user who can create pods on Windows nodes to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. * CVE-2023-...