CVE-2020-2023
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
10/06/2020
Last modified:
19/10/2021
Description
Kata Containers doesn't restrict containers from accessing the guest's root filesystem device. Malicious containers can exploit this to gain code execution on the guest and masquerade as the kata-agent. This issue affects Kata Containers 1.11 versions earlier than 1.11.1; Kata Containers 1.10 versions earlier than 1.10.5; and Kata Containers 1.9 and earlier versions.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
6.30
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:katacontainers:runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:katacontainers:runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10 (including) | 1.10.5 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:katacontainers:runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11 (including) | 1.11.1 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/kata-containers/agent/issues/791
- https://github.com/kata-containers/agent/pull/792
- https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/issues/2488
- https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/pull/2477
- https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/pull/2487
- https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/releases/tag/1.10.5
- https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/releases/tag/1.11.1



