Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 16, 2023· Updated Feb 13, 2025
Bypass of seccomp profile enforcement
CVE-2023-2431
Description
A security issue was discovered in Kubelet that allows pods to bypass the seccomp profile enforcement. Pods that use localhost type for seccomp profile but specify an empty profile field, are affected by this issue. In this scenario, this vulnerability allows the pod to run in unconfined (seccomp disabled) mode. This bug affects Kubelet.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
k8s.io/kubernetesGo | < 1.24.14 | 1.24.14 |
k8s.io/kubernetesGo | >= 1.25.0, < 1.25.10 | 1.25.10 |
k8s.io/kubernetesGo | >= 1.26.0, < 1.26.5 | 1.26.5 |
k8s.io/kubernetesGo | >= 1.27.0, < 1.27.2 | 1.27.2 |
Affected products
50- osv-coords49 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/aws-ebs-csi-driver-1.18pkg:apk/chainguard/aws-efs-csi-driverpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelinespkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-apiserverpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-cache-deployerpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-cache-deployer-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-cache_serverpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-frontendpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-metadata-envoy-configpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-metadata-writerpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-metadata-writer-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-persistence_agentpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-scheduledworkflowpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-viewer-crd-controllerpkg:apk/chainguard/kubernetes-dns-node-cache-1.17pkg:apk/chainguard/nodetaintpkg:apk/chainguard/sparkctlpkg:apk/chainguard/spark-operatorpkg:apk/chainguard/spark-operator-oci-entrypointpkg:apk/wolfi/aws-efs-csi-driverpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelinespkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-apiserverpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-cache-deployerpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-cache-deployer-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-cache_serverpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-frontendpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-metadata-envoy-configpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-metadata-writerpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-metadata-writer-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-persistence_agentpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-scheduledworkflowpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-viewer-crd-controllerpkg:apk/wolfi/nodetaintpkg:apk/wolfi/sparkctlpkg:apk/wolfi/spark-operatorpkg:apk/wolfi/spark-operator-oci-entrypointpkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetespkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/kubernetes1.23&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kubernetes1.23&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/kubernetes1.23&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/kubernetes1.23&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kubernetes1.23&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/kubernetes1.23&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kubernetes1.23&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kubernetes1.23&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kubernetes1.23&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kubernetes1.23&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kubernetes1.23&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4
< 1.18.0-r15+ 48 more
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- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.20250807T150727-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.23.17-150500.3.6.1
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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- github.com/advisories/GHSA-xc8m-28vv-4pjcghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2431ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/118690ghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117020ghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117116ghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117117ghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117118ghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117147ghsaWEB
- groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/QHmx0HOQa10ghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/43HDSKBKPSW53OW647B5ETHRWFFNHSRQghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XBX4RL4UOC7JHWWYB2AJCKSUM7EG5Y5GghsaWEB
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1864ghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/43HDSKBKPSW53OW647B5ETHRWFFNHSRQ/mitre
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XBX4RL4UOC7JHWWYB2AJCKSUM7EG5Y5G/mitre
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