CVE-2020-2023

Kata Containers - Containers have access to the guest root filesystem device

Published Jun 10, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 3.8 Low EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Kata Containers doesn't restrict containers from accessing the guest's root filesystem device. Malicious containers can exploit this to gain code execution on the guest and masquerade as the kata-agent. This issue affects Kata Containers 1.11 versions earlier than 1.11.1; Kata Containers 1.10 versions earlier than 1.10.5; and Kata Containers 1.9 and earlier versions.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-0858 Kata Containers doesn't restrict containers from accessing the guest's root filesystem device. Malicious containers can exploit this to gain code execution on the guest and masquerade as the kata-agent. This issue affects Kata Containers 1.11 versions earlier than 1.11.1; Kata Containers 1.10 versions earlier than 1.10.5; and Kata Containers 1.9 and earlier versions.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6978-vg2j-cc9q Improper Privilege Management and Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in Kata Containers
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 1:15 AM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 10, 2020, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:11 AM