CVE-2020-8569

Summary

Kubernetes CSI snapshot-controller prior to v2.1.3 and v3.0.2 could panic when processing a VolumeSnapshot custom resource when: - The VolumeSnapshot referenced a non-existing PersistentVolumeClaim and the VolumeSnapshot did not reference any VolumeSnapshotClass. - The snapshot-controller crashes, is automatically restarted by Kubernetes, and processes the same VolumeSnapshot custom resource after the restart, entering an endless crashloop. Only the volume snapshot feature is affected by this vulnerability. When exploited, users can’t take snapshots of their volumes or delete the snapshots. All other Kubernetes functionality is not affected.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
KubernetesCSI Snapshottersnapshot-controller v3.0 <= v3.0.1affected
KubernetesCSI Snapshottersnapshot-controller v2.1 <= v2.1.2affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-476: CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

Workarounds

Prior to upgrading, this vulnerability can be mitigated by restricting creation of VolumeSnapshot custom resources in API group snapshot.storage.k8s.io only to trusted users.

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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