CVE-2023-2431

Low

Description

A security issue was discovered in Kubelet that allows pods to bypass the seccomp profile enforcement. Pods that use localhost type for seccomp profile but specify an empty profile field, are affected by this issue. In this scenario, this vulnerability allows the pod to run in unconfined (seccomp disabled) mode. This bug affects Kubelet.

SeverityLow
CVSS3.4
Exploit probability—
ProductKubernetes
PublishedJun 16, 2023
First seenJun 16, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-1287CWE-1287

How to fix

Update
  • kubernetes kubernetes1.24.14, 1.25.10, 1.26.5, 1.27.2 or later
  • k8s.io/kubernetes1.24.14, 1.25.10, 1.26.5, 1.27.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
kubernetes kubernetesv < 1.24.14, 1.25.0 ≤ v < 1.25.10, 1.26.0 ≤ v < 1.26.5, 1.27.0 ≤ v < 1.27.21.24.14, 1.25.10, 1.26.5, 1.27.2
fedoraproject fedora38—
k8s.io/kubernetesGov < 1.24.14, 1.25.0 ≤ v < 1.25.10, 1.26.0 ≤ v < 1.26.5, 1.27.0 ≤ v < 1.27.21.24.14, 1.25.10, 1.26.5, 1.27.2

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