CVE-2019-11251

CVE Details

Release Date:	2020-02-03
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

The Kubernetes kubectl cp command in versions 1.1-1.12, and versions prior to 1.13.11, 1.14.7, and 1.15.4 allows a combination of two symlinks provided by tar output of a malicious container to place a file outside of the destination directory specified in the kubectl cp invocation. This could be used to allow an attacker to place a nefarious file using a symlink, outside of the destination tree.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	5.7
Vector String:	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Version:	3.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	High
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kubeadm-ha-setup)	ELSA-2019-4816	2020-01-31
Oracle Linux version 7 (kubeadm-upgrade)	ELSA-2019-4816	2020-01-31
Oracle Linux version 7 (kubernetes)	ELSA-2019-4816	2020-01-31