CVE-2019-10147 Privilege escalation in rkt
Attackers can escape container isolation via rkt enter to access host resources due to missing cgroup limits.
- 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-2019-10147?
CVE-2019-10147 is a medium-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 not limited by cgroups during stage 2 (the actual environment in which the applications run). Compromised containers could exploit this flaw to access host resources.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10147?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Rkt.
How do I fix CVE-2019-10147?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10147 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-10147 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10147 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in [UNKNOWN] rkt
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mr55-c2c7-jch7, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10147.