Vulnerability · Published May 17, 2024 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2024-5042Submariner-operator: rbac permissions can allow for the spread of node compromises
Medium 6.6
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in submariner-operator. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in the Submariner project. Due to unnecessary role-based access control permissions, a privileged attacker can run a malicious container on a node that may allow them to steal service account tokens and further compromise other nodes and potentially the entire cluster.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/submariner-io/submariner-operator | 0.16.4 | GHSA-2rhx-qhxp-5jpw |
| Go | github.com/submariner-io/submariner-operator | 0.17.2 | GHSA-2rhx-qhxp-5jpw |
| Go | github.com/submariner-io/submariner-operator | 0.15.4 | GHSA-2rhx-qhxp-5jpw |
| Go | github.com/submariner-io/submariner-operator | 0.18.0-rc0 | GHSA-2rhx-qhxp-5jpw |
| Go | github.com/submariner-io/submariner-operator | 0.16.4 | GO-2024-2866 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-250 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
References
- RHSA-2024:4591 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:6503 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5042 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2280921 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2rhx-qhxp-5jpw