CVE-2021-3495

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-3495  

An incorrect access control flaw was found in the kiali-operator. This flaw allows an attacker with a basic level of access to the cluster (to deploy a kiali operand) to use this vulnerability and deploy a given image to anywhere in the cluster, potentially gaining access to privileged service account tokens. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Description

An incorrect access control flaw was found in the kiali-operator. This flaw allows an attacker with a basic level of access to the cluster (to deploy a kiali operand) to use this vulnerability and deploy a given image to anywhere in the cluster, potentially gaining access to privileged service account tokens. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Statement

In regards to the ServiceMesh `openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7` container, it has been superseded by the `openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel8` container and is no longer supported.

In regards to the ServiceMesh openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7 container, it has been superseded by the openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel8 container and is no longer supported.

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 1947361: CVE-2021-3495 kiali/kiali-operator: can deploy specified image to any namespace
  • CWE-281: Improper Preservation of Permissions
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2021-3495