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CVE-2020-2023

Kata Containers doesn't restrict containers from accessing the guest's root filesystem device. Malicious containers can

Kata Containers doesn't restrict containers from accessing the guest's root filesystem device. Malicious containers can exploit this to gain code execution on the guest and masquerade as the kata-agent. This issue affects Kata Containers 1.11 versions earlier than 1.11.1.

Kata Containers 1.10 versions earlier than 1.10.5.

and Kata Containers 1.9 and earlier versions.

LOW · CVSS 3.8 EPSS 0.01759
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-250Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
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Affected Products & Versions

3
katacontainers runtime<= 1.9
katacontainers runtime>= 1.10 and < 1.10.5
katacontainers runtime>= 1.11 and < 1.11.1
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Affected Packages

2
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Go github.com/kata-containers/agent MODERATE fixed in 1.9.1
Go github.com/kata-containers/runtime MODERATE fixed in 1.9.1
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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Speech Runtime Binary Child Process
producthighDisable Macro Runtime Scan Scope
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Scoring & Timeline

3.8
LOW · CVSS v3.1 · psirt@paloaltonetworks.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD10 Jun 2020 · 06:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/kata-containers/agent/issues/791Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/kata-containers/agent/pull/792Patch
https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/issues/2488PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/pull/2477PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/pull/2487PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/releases/tag/1.10.5Release NotesThird Party Advisory
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