CVE-2019-1002101 Information

Description

The kubectl cp command allows copying files between containers and the user machine. To copy files from a container, Kubernetes creates a tar inside the container, copies it over the network, and kubectl unpacks it on the user’s machine. If the tar binary in the container is malicious, it could run any code and output unexpected, malicious results. An attacker could use this to write files to any path on the user’s machine when kubectl cp is called, limited only by the system permissions of the local user. The untar function can both create and follow symbolic links. The issue is resolved in kubectl v1.11.9, v1.12.7, v1.13.5, and v1.14.0.

Vulnerability Type (CWE)

CWE-59

Published

2019-04-01

Last Modified

2020-02-10

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Base Score

5.5 MEDIUM

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/21/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/05/5 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107652 (Third Party Advisory,VDB Entry) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0619 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0620 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0636 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-1002101 (Third Party Advisory) https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/75037 (Patch,Third Party Advisory) https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BPV2RE5RMOGUVP5WJMXKQJZUBBLAFZPZ/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QZB7E3DOZ5WDG46XAIU6K32CXHXPXB2F/ https://www.twistlock.com/labs-blog/disclosing-directory-traversal-vulnerability-kubernetes-copy-cve-2019-1002101/