CVE-2019-11245 (GCVE-0-2019-11245)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-08-29 00:22 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:09
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Title
kubelet-started container uid changes to root after first restart or if image is already pulled to the node
Summary
In kubelet v1.13.6 and v1.14.2, containers for pods that do not specify an explicit runAsUser attempt to run as uid 0 (root) on container restart, or if the image was previously pulled to the node. If the pod specified mustRunAsNonRoot: true, the kubelet will refuse to start the container as root. If the pod did not specify mustRunAsNonRoot: true, the kubelet will run the container as uid 0.
Severity
4.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-703 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Kubernetes Kubernetes Affected: v1.13.6
Affected: v1.14.2
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Date Public
2019-05-24 00:00
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