Bug 2247163 (CVE-2023-5528) - CVE-2023-5528 kubernetes: Insufficient input sanitization in in-tree storage plugin leads to privilege escalation on Windows nodes
Summary: CVE-2023-5528 kubernetes: Insufficient input sanitization in in-tree storage ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-5528
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2023-10-31 03:36 UTC by Avinash Hanwate
Modified: 2024-03-07 06:39 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: kubernetes 1.25.16, kubernetes 1.26.11, kubernetes 1.27.8, kubernetes 1.28.4
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A flaw was found in Kubernetes, where a user who can create pods and persistent volumes on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they are using an in-tree storage plugin for Windows nodes.
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:7662 0 None None None 2023-12-06 00:21:00 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:7709 0 None None None 2023-12-11 00:22:17 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:7710 0 None None None 2023-12-11 00:22:01 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:0954 0 None None None 2024-02-27 15:16:46 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:1203 0 None None None 2024-03-07 06:39:20 UTC

Description Avinash Hanwate 2023-10-31 03:36:39 UTC 
A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods and persistent volumes on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to 
admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they are using an in-tree storage plugin for Windows nodes.
Comment 5 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2023-11-15 15:48:18 UTC 
Upstream issue:
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/121879
Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2023-12-06 00:20:59 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11

Via RHSA-2023:7662 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7662
Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2023-12-11 00:22:00 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12

Via RHSA-2023:7710 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7710
Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2023-12-11 00:22:15 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13

Via RHSA-2023:7709 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7709
Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2024-02-27 15:16:45 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15

Via RHSA-2024:0954 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0954
Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2024-03-07 06:39:19 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14

Via RHSA-2024:1203 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1203
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