CVE-2022-3466 Cri-o: security regression of cve-2022-27652
A regression in OpenShift's cri-o component allows attackers with inheritable file capabilities to elevate privileges during execve operations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-3466?
CVE-2022-3466 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift Container Platform, published on 15 Sep 2023. 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
The version of cri-o as released for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9.48, 4.10.31, and 4.11.6 via RHBA-2022:6316, RHBA-2022:6257, and RHBA-2022:6658, respectively, included an incorrect version of cri-o missing the fix for CVE-2022-27652, which was previously fixed in OCP 4.9.41 and 4.10.12 via RHBA-2022:5433 and RHSA-2022:1600. This issue could allow an attacker with access to programs with inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set when execve(2) runs. For more details, see https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-27652.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3466?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Kubernetes Cri-O, Redhat Openshift Container Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3466?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-3466 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3466 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-2022-0532 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in CRI-O
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3wr5-8397-gqc8.