SB2021090125 - Input validation error in Kubernetes 



SB2021090125 - Input validation error in Kubernetes

Published: September 1, 2021 Updated: September 12, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021090125
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-25735)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in kube-apiserver that could allow Node updates to bypass a Validating Admission Webhook. An authenticated user could exploit this by modifying Node properties to values that should have been prevented by registered admission webhooks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.