CVE-2024-45496

Description

A flaw was found in OpenShift. This issue occurs due to the misuse of elevated privileges in the OpenShift Container Platform's build process. During the build initialization step, the git-clone container is run with a privileged security context, allowing unrestricted access to the node. An attacker with developer-level access can provide a crafted .gitconfig file containing commands executed during the cloning process, leading to arbitrary command execution on the worker node. An attacker running code in a privileged container could escalate their permissions on the node running the container.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

9.9

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-269 CWE-269

References

Other References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3718 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6685 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6687 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6689 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6691 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6705 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45496 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2308661

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-45496? +

A flaw was found in OpenShift. This issue occurs due to the misuse of elevated privileges in the OpenShift Container Platform's build process. During the build initialization step, the git-clone container is run with a privileged security context, allowing unrestricted access to the node. An attacker with developer-level access can provide a crafted .gitconfig file containing commands executed during the cloning process, leading to arbitrary command execution on the worker node. An attacker running code in a privileged container could escalate their permissions on the node running the container. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2024-45496? +

CVE-2024-45496 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.9 out of 10, rated CRITICAL. This is a critical vulnerability that should be patched immediately.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-45496? +

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