CVE-2019-15789
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Privilege escalation vulnerability in MicroK8s allows a low privilege user with local access to obtain root access to the host by provisioning a privileged container. Fixed in MicroK8s 1.15.3.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical | MicroK8s | 1.15 < 1.15.3 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://github.com/ubuntu/microk8s/pull/590
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2019/CVE-2019-15789.html
- https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/microk8s-privilege-escalation
- https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/explicit-use-of-sudo-in-microk8s-cli/7605
References
- https://github.com/ubuntu/microk8s/pull/590
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2019/CVE-2019-15789.html
- https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/microk8s-privilege-escalation
- https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/explicit-use-of-sudo-in-microk8s-cli/7605
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