CVE-2019-19354 Privilege escalation in operator-framework/hadoop
An attacker with container access can modify /etc/passwd to escalate privileges within the Hadoop operator on Red Hat OpenShift.
- 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-2019-19354?
CVE-2019-19354 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift Container Platform, published on 24 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the operator-framework/hadoop as shipped in Red Hat Openshift 4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19354?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Openshift Container Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2019-19354?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19354 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-19354 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19354 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openshift Container Platform
- CVE-2020-27836 Missing authorization in cluster-ingress-operator
- 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-358w-6w72-3p29.