CVE-2022-0532 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in CRI-O
Attackers can escalate privileges by applying host sysctls via pods with host namespaces, requiring specific cluster configurations.
- 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-2022-0532?
CVE-2022-0532 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift Container Platform, published on 9 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An incorrect sysctls validation vulnerability was found in CRI-O 1.18 and earlier. The sysctls from the list of "safe" sysctls specified for the cluster will be applied to the host if an attacker is able to create a pod with a hostIPC and hostNetwork kernel namespace.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0532?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/cri-o/cri-o. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/cri-o/cri-o Go | All versions | 1.23.1 |
github.com/cri-o/cri-o Go | All versions | 1.23.1 |
github.com/cri-o/cri-o Go | All versions | 1.23.1 |
Linux distribution packages (10)
cri-o Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el7 | All versions | 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el7 |
cri-o-debuginfo Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el7 | All versions | 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el7 |
cri-o Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el8 | All versions | 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el8 |
cri-o-debuginfo Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el8 | All versions | 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el8 |
cri-o-debugsource Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el8 | All versions | 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el8 |
cri-o Red Hat:openshift:4.9::el7 | All versions | 0:1.22.2-2.rhaos4.9.gitb030be8.el7 |
cri-o-debuginfo Red Hat:openshift:4.9::el7 | All versions | 0:1.22.2-2.rhaos4.9.gitb030be8.el7 |
cri-o Red Hat:openshift:4.9::el8 | All versions | 0:1.22.2-2.rhaos4.9.gitb030be8.el8 |
cri-o-debuginfo Red Hat:openshift:4.9::el8 | All versions | 0:1.22.2-2.rhaos4.9.gitb030be8.el8 |
cri-o-debugsource Red Hat:openshift:4.9::el8 | All versions | 0:1.22.2-2.rhaos4.9.gitb030be8.el8 |
Products include Kubernetes Cri-O, Redhat Openshift Container Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0532?
Upgrade github.com/cri-o/cri-o to 1.23.1 or later.
Is CVE-2022-0532 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0532 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openshift Container Platform
- CVE-2022-0811 Code Injection in CRI-O
- CVE-2018-1000400 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2024-5154 Cri-o: malicious container can create symlink on host
- CVE-2022-2995 CRI-O incorrect handling of supplementary groups may lead to sensitive information disclosure
- CVE-2022-3466 Cri-o: security regression of cve-2022-27652
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jqmc-79gx-7g8p, GO-2022-0608, RHBA-2022:0793, RHBA-2022:0794.