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Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Private is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in Kubernetes API server

Created by Tod Thorpe on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/744263
744263

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Cloud Private is affected by a security vulnerability in Kubernetes which in some cases can allow unauthorized access to the Kubernetes API Server and/or trusted user privilege escalation.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1002105
DESCRIPTION: Kubernetes could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the improper handling of requests in the API server. By sending a specially crafted proxy request directly to the backend, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to establish a connection to create brokered services and deploy malicious code with elevated privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153638 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Cloud Private 3.1.1

IBM Cloud Private 3.1.0

IBM Cloud Private 2.1.0.3

IBM Cloud Private 2.1.0.2

 

Remediation/Fixes

Users should apply the patch appropriate to the IBM Cloud Private Version to upgrade Kubernetes 

IBM Cloud Private 3.1.1 patch - Available in Fix Central

IBM Cloud Private 3.1.0 patch - Available in Fix Central

IBM Cloud Private 2.1.0.3 patch - Available in Fix Central

IBM Cloud Private 2.1.0.2 patch - Available in Fix Central

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

07 December 2018 - original document published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
07 December 2018

UID

ibm10744263