Kubernetes kubelet up to 1.25.15/1.26.10/1.27.7/1.28.3 on Windows Node input validation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kubernetes kubelet up to 1.25.15/1.26.10/1.27.7/1.28.3 on Windows. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Node Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-5528. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Kubernetes kubelet up to 1.25.15/1.26.10/1.27.7/1.28.3 on Windows (Virtualization Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Node Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods and persistent volumes on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they are using an in-tree storage plugin for Windows nodes.

The weakness was presented 11/14/2023 as confirmed issue. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-5528 since 10/11/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 1.25.16, 1.26.11, 1.27.8 or 1.28.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Virtualization Software

Vendor

• Kubernetes

Name

• kubelet

Version

• 1.25.0
• 1.25.1
• 1.25.2
• 1.25.3
• 1.25.4
• 1.25.5
• 1.25.6
• 1.25.7
• 1.25.8
• 1.25.9
• 1.25.10
• 1.25.11
• 1.25.12
• 1.25.13
• 1.25.14
• 1.25.15
• 1.26.0
• 1.26.1
• 1.26.2
• 1.26.3
• 1.26.4
• 1.26.5
• 1.26.6
• 1.26.7
• 1.26.8
• 1.26.9
• 1.26.10
• 1.27.0
• 1.27.1
• 1.27.2
• 1.27.3
• 1.27.4
• 1.27.5
• 1.27.6
• 1.27.7
• 1.28.0
• 1.28.1
• 1.28.2
• 1.28.3

License

• open-source

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