CVE-2019-10144 Privilege escalation in rkt

High 7.0 Published Updated

Attackers can escape container isolation via rkt enter to access host resources due to excessive capabilities granted during stage 2.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-10144?

CVE-2019-10144 is a high-severity vulnerability in [UNKNOWN] rkt, published on 3 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

rkt through version 1.30.0 does not isolate processes in containers that are run with `rkt enter`. Processes run with `rkt enter` are given all capabilities during stage 2 (the actual environment in which the applications run). Compromised containers could exploit this flaw to access host resources.

Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-250

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10144?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Rkt.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10144 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-10144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-53c8-4j57-m6p5, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10144.

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