CVE-2018-10843 Privilege escalation in source-to-image
Attackers can escalate privileges to root within non-privileged containers via the assemble script, enabling host network access and other root-level actions.
- 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-2018-10843?
CVE-2018-10843 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift Container Platform, published on 2 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
source-to-image component of Openshift Container Platform before versions atomic-openshift 3.7.53, atomic-openshift 3.9.31 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation which allows the assemble script to run as the root user in a non-privileged container. An attacker can use this flaw to open network connections, and possibly other actions, on the host which are normally only available to a root user.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10843?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Openshift Container Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10843?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-10843 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10843 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2018-1085 Misconfiguration in openshift-ansible
- CVE-2026-54099 Privilege escalation in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- CVE-2026-1784 Ose-cluster-ingress-operator: remote code execution through haproxy configuration injection
- CVE-2021-20182 Privilege escalation in openshift
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h5q5-9vcx-54g7.