rhsa-2023_7709
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2023-12-11 00:20
Modified
2024-11-23 00:19
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift for Windows Containers 8.1.1 security update

Notes

Topic
The components for Red Hat OpenShift for Windows Containers 8.1.1 are now available. This product release includes bug fixes and security updates for the following packages: windows-machine-config-operator and windows-machine-config-operator-bundle. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Details
Red Hat OpenShift for Windows Containers allows you to deploy Windows container workloads running on Windows Server containers. Security Fix(es): * kubernetes: Insufficient input sanitization in in-tree storage plugin leads to privilege escalation on Windows nodes (CVE-2023-5528) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Terms of Use
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