Openshift: modification of node role labels

7.2 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

This issue was discovered by Derek Carr (Red Hat) and Mrunal Patel (Red Hat).

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Affected Vendor

Red Hat

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Affected Software

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14

Vulnerable Versions:

v4.11.0-202311211130.p0.g7021090.assembly.stream, v4.12.0-202311021630.p0.gfe5e2a1.assembly.stream, v4.13.0-202310210425.p0.gd525f5d.assembly.stream, v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g8b38d12.assembly.stream