KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. In versions 0.59.0 and prior, if a malicious user has taken over a Kubernetes node where virt-handler (the KubeVirt node-daemon) is running, the virt-handler service account can be used to modify all node specs. This can be misused to lure-in system-level-privileged components which can, for instance, read all secrets on the cluster, or can exec into pods on other nodes. This way, a compromised node can be used to elevate privileges beyond the node until potentially having full privileged access to the whole cluster. The simplest way to exploit this, once a user could compromise a specific node, is to set with the virt-handler service account all other nodes to unschedulable and simply wait until system-critical components with high privileges appear on its node. No patches are available as of time of publication. As a workaround, gatekeeper users can add a webhook which will block the `virt-handler` service account to modify the spec of a node.
References
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https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/issues/9109 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/security/advisories/GHSA-cp96-jpmq-xrr2 | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/issues/9109 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/security/advisories/GHSA-cp96-jpmq-xrr2 | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
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References | () https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/issues/9109 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/security/advisories/GHSA-cp96-jpmq-xrr2 - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2023-03-15 21:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 07:51
NVD link : CVE-2023-26484
Mitre link : CVE-2023-26484
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-26484
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Products Affected
kubevirt
- kubevirt
CWE
CWE-863
Incorrect Authorization