CVE-2019-19353

Summary

CVECVE-2019-19353
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-03-24 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-03-26 21:00:00 UTC
DescriptionAn insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the operator-framework/hive as shipped in Red Hat Openshift 4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-266

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Openshift Container Platform 4.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1793279 – (CVE-2019-19353) CVE-2019-19353 operator-framework/hive: /etc/passwd is given incorrect privileges MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
1791534 – OpenShift: containers modify /etc/passwd group writable MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
OpenShift Containers - Modification of /etc/passwd - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
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