SB2022020906 - Privilege escalation in fabric8io Java client for Kubernetes
Published: February 9, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022020906
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4178)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when parsing YAML files. A local user can supply a specially crafted YAML file and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.