Privilege escalation in kubevirt

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU93867

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33394

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A local user can obtain all secrets in the cluster and compromise it.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Kubevirt: 1.1.0 rc.1 - 1.2.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3::kubevirt:kubevirt:1.1.0:rc.1:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3::kubevirt:kubevirt:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3::kubevirt:kubevirt:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://gist.github.com/HouqiyuA/1b75e23ece7ad98490aec1c887bdf49b

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.