CVE-2020-2023— Kata Containers - Containers have access to the guest root filesystem device
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2020-2023
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Kata Containers - Containers have access to the guest root filesystem device
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Kata Containers doesn't restrict containers from accessing the guest's root filesystem device. Malicious containers can exploit this to gain code execution on the guest and masquerade as the kata-agent. This issue affects Kata Containers 1.11 versions earlier than 1.11.1; Kata Containers 1.10 versions earlier than 1.10.5; and Kata Containers 1.9 and earlier versions.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
带着不必要的权限执行
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
Kata Containers 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Kata Containers是Kata Containers社区的一款开源的轻量级虚拟机构建程序。 Kata Containers 1.11.1之前的1.11版本、1.10.5之前的1.10版本和1.9及之前版本中存在安全漏洞。攻击者可利用该漏洞执行代码和冒充kata代理。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kata Containers | Kata Containers | 1.11 ~ 1.11.1 | - |
II. Public POCs for CVE-2020-2023
| # | POC Description | Source Link | Shenlong Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | None | https://github.com/ssst0n3/kata-cve-2020-2023-poc | POC Details |
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- https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/pull/2477x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/issues/2488x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/kata-containers/agent/pull/792x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/releases/tag/1.11.1x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/kata-containers/agent/issues/791x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2023
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