Privilege Escalation Affecting github.com/kubernetes/kube-proxy package, versions >1.18.0 <1.18.4 >1.17.0 <1.17.7 <1.16.11
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- published 9 Jul 2020
- disclosed 8 Jul 2020
- credit Unknown
Introduced: 8 Jul 2020
CVE-2020-8558 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade github.com/kubernetes/kube-proxy
to version 1.18.4, 1.17.7, 1.16.11 or higher.
Overview
github.com/kubernetes/kube-proxy is a Package app does all of the work necessary to configure and run a Kubernetes app process.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation. A flaw was found in Kubernetes that allows attackers on adjacent networks to reach services exposed on localhost ports, previously thought to be unreachable. This flaw allows an attacker to gain privileges or access confidential information for any services listening on localhost ports that are not protected by authentication.