Bug 1813428 - tests image requires /etc/passwd be writable
Summary: tests image requires /etc/passwd be writable
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
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Product: OpenShift Container Platform
Classification: Red Hat
Component: Test Infrastructure
Version: 4.4
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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high
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: 4.5.0
Assignee: Clayton Coleman
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Blocks: 1813429
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Reported: 2020-03-13 19:09 UTC by Clayton Coleman
Modified: 2020-05-15 00:27 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2020-05-15 00:27:52 UTC
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Github openshift origin pull 24690 0 None closed Bug 1813428: Restore globally-writeable /etc/passwd in tests image 2020-06-23 09:24:33 UTC

Description Clayton Coleman 2020-03-13 19:09:05 UTC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1793287 removed the writable /etc/passwd which is required by the test infra.  I am reverting the change and back porting to 4.4 because this blocks our disruptive testing.

The underlying issue is not a cve, it is trivial for any container launcher to gain control of /etc/passwd.  The tests image is intended for a wide range of uses and this use is deliberate until we have moved all test infra to a 4.x version.

Comment 4 Steve Kuznetsov 2020-05-15 00:27:52 UTC
This merged but is not something QE verifies.


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