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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-11251

The Kubernetes kubectl cp command in versions 1.1-1.12, and versions prior to 1.13.11, 1.14.7, and 1.15.4 allows a combination of two symlinks provided by tar output of a malicious container to place a file outside of the destination directory specified…

MEDIUM 5.7EPSS 2.62%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.62%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The Kubernetes kubectl cp command in versions 1.1-1.12, and versions prior to 1.13.11, 1.14.7, and 1.15.4 allows a combination of two symlinks provided by tar output of a malicious container to place a file outside of the destination directory specified in the kubectl cp invocation. This could be used to allow an attacker to place a nefarious file using a symlink, outside of the destination tree.

CVSS 3.1
5.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
2.62% probability · 85th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-61, CWE-59
Affected
kubernetes/kubernetes
Source
jordan@liggitt.net

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.