Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 8, 2020· Updated Sep 16, 2024
Microk8s Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2019-15789
Description
Privilege escalation vulnerability in MicroK8s allows a low privilege user with local access to obtain root access to the host by provisioning a privileged container. Fixed in MicroK8s 1.15.3.
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References
4- discuss.kubernetes.io/t/explicit-use-of-sudo-in-microk8s-cli/7605mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- github.com/ubuntu/microk8s/pull/590mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2019/CVE-2019-15789.htmlmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/microk8s-privilege-escalationmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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