CVE-2020-1742 (GCVE-0-2020-1742)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-06-07 19:52 – Updated: 2024-08-04 06:46
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Summary
An insecure modification vulnerability flaw was found in containers using nmstate/kubernetes-nmstate-handler. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. Versions before kubernetes-nmstate-handler-container-v2.3.0-30 are affected.
Severity
7.0 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1803608 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | nmstate/kubernetes-nmstate-handler |
Affected:
kubernetes-nmstate-handler-container-v2.3.0-30
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