Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-15789 - Unspecified vulnerability in Canonical Microk8S
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
Privilege escalation vulnerability in MicroK8s allows a low privilege user with local access to obtain root access to the host by provisioning a privileged container. Fixed in MicroK8s 1.15.3.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 5 |
References
- https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/explicit-use-of-sudo-in-microk8s-cli/7605
- https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/explicit-use-of-sudo-in-microk8s-cli/7605
- https://github.com/ubuntu/microk8s/pull/590
- https://github.com/ubuntu/microk8s/pull/590
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2019/CVE-2019-15789.html
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2019/CVE-2019-15789.html
- https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/microk8s-privilege-escalation
- https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/microk8s-privilege-escalation