high7.2
CVE-2023-5408
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the node restriction admission plugin of the kubernetes api server of OpenShift.
Impact
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the node restriction admission plugin of the kubernetes api server of OpenShift. A remote attacker who modifies the node role label could steer workloads from the control plane and etcd nodes onto different worker nodes and gain broader access to the cluster.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Openshift Container Platform | Versions 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5006
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6130
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6842
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7479
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5408
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242173
- https://github.com/openshift/kubernetes/pull/1736
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5006
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6130
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6842
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7479
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5408
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242173
- https://github.com/openshift/kubernetes/pull/1736