CVE-2023-2431

Bypass of seccomp profile enforcement

Published Jun 16, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 3.4 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A security issue was discovered in Kubelet that allows pods to bypass the seccomp profile enforcement. Pods that use localhost type for seccomp profile but specify an empty profile field, are affected by this issue. In this scenario, this vulnerability allows the pod to run in unconfined (seccomp disabled) mode. This bug affects Kubelet.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

To mitigate these vulnerabilities, upgrade Kubelet: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/cluster-upgrade/ https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/cluster-upgrade/

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-1914 A security issue was discovered in Kubelet that allows pods to bypass the seccomp profile enforcement. Pods that use localhost type for seccomp profile but specify an empty profile field, are affected by this issue. In this scenario, this vulnerability allows the pod to run in unconfined (seccomp disabled) mode. This bug affects Kubelet.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xc8m-28vv-4pjc Kubelet vulnerable to bypass of seccomp profile enforcement
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
kubernetes
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2025, 4:44 PM
Reserved
Apr 30, 2023, 10:44 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 16, 2023, 8:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:52 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 16, 2023, 12:00 AM