CVE-2020-28914

Published Nov 17, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An improper file permissions vulnerability affects Kata Containers prior to 1.11.5. When using a Kubernetes hostPath volume and mounting either a file or directory into a container as readonly, the file/directory is mounted as readOnly inside the container, but is still writable inside the guest. For a container breakout situation, a malicious guest can potentially modify or delete files/directories expected to be read-only.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-21305 An improper file permissions vulnerability affects Kata Containers prior to 1.11.5. When using a Kubernetes hostPath volume and mounting either a file or directory into a container as readonly, the file/directory is mounted as readOnly inside the container, but is still writable inside the guest. For a container breakout situation, a malicious guest can potentially modify or delete files/directories expected to be read-only.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 4:41 PM
Reserved
Nov 17, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 17, 2020, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:10 AM