CVE-2019-15789 Microk8s Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A local low-privilege user can escalate to root on the host by provisioning a privileged container in MicroK8s.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-15789?
CVE-2019-15789 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical MicroK8s, published on 8 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Privilege escalation vulnerability in MicroK8s allows a low privilege user with local access to obtain root access to the host by provisioning a privileged container. Fixed in MicroK8s 1.15.3.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15789?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Canonical Microk8s.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15789?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15789 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-15789 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15789 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2fvj-qg75-5fhx.