CVE-2018-1000400 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can execute containers with elevated privileges due to improper handling of ambient capabilities, bypassing intended security restrictions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-1000400?
CVE-2018-1000400 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 May 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Kubernetes CRI-O version prior to 1.9 contains a Privilege Context Switching Error (CWE-270) vulnerability in the handling of ambient capabilities that can result in containers running with elevated privileges, allowing users abilities they should not have. This attack appears to be exploitable via container execution. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.9.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000400?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kubernetes Cri-O.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1000400?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-1000400 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000400 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2022-0811 Code Injection in CRI-O
- CVE-2024-5154 Cri-o: malicious container can create symlink on host
- CVE-2022-2995 CRI-O incorrect handling of supplementary groups may lead to sensitive information disclosure
- CVE-2022-3466 Cri-o: security regression of cve-2022-27652
- CVE-2022-0532 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in CRI-O
Sources
Also known as GHSA-339v-9xv2-qg2w.