CVE-2019-19355 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment in RED HAT Openshift

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege AssignmentCWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management5 documents5 sources
Severity
7.0HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 70.70%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
RED HAT OpenshiftRedhat Openshift
Timeline
PublishedMar 18
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/ocp-release-operator-sdk. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/ansible-operator-container as shipped in Openshift 4.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5red_hat/openshiftOpenshift 4

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-g4q9-4c3v-qw9g: An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/ocp-release-operator-sdk↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2019-19355: An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/ocp-release-operator-sdk↗2020-03-18
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
openshift/ocp-release-operator-sdk: /etc/passwd is given incorrect privileges↗2020-01-21
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-19355 openshift/ocp-release-operator-sdk: /etc/passwd is given incorrect privileges↗2020-01-21
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