Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Cloud Private for Data 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 for Data 1.1.0
IBM Cloud Private for Data 1.1.0.1
Remediation/Fixes
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
17 May 2019: Original Version 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
03 October 2019
UID
ibm10884060