id: GO-2023-2170
modules:
    - module: k8s.io/kubernetes
      versions:
        - fixed: 1.24.17
        - introduced: 1.25.0
        - fixed: 1.25.13
        - introduced: 1.26.0
        - fixed: 1.26.8
        - introduced: 1.27.0
        - fixed: 1.27.5
        - introduced: 1.28.0
        - fixed: 1.28.1
      vulnerable_at: 1.28.0
      packages:
        - package: k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util
          goos:
            - windows
          symbols:
            - WriteVolumeCache
    - module: k8s.io/mount-utils
      versions:
        - fixed: 0.24.17
        - introduced: 0.25.0
        - fixed: 0.25.13
        - introduced: 0.26.0
        - fixed: 0.26.8
        - introduced: 0.27.0
        - fixed: 0.27.5
        - introduced: 0.28.0
        - fixed: 0.28.1
      vulnerable_at: 0.28.0
      packages:
        - package: k8s.io/mount-utils
          goos:
            - windows
          symbols:
            - SafeFormatAndMount.formatAndMountSensitive
            - listVolumesOnDisk
summary: Insufficient input sanitization on Windows nodes leads to privilege escalation in k8s.io/kubernetes and k8s.io/mount-utils
description: |-
    A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods
    on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes.
    Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they include Windows nodes.
cves:
    - CVE-2023-3955
ghsas:
    - GHSA-q78c-gwqw-jcmc
references:
    - advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q78c-gwqw-jcmc
    - web: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/38c97fa67ed35f36e730856728c9e3807f63546a
    - web: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/50334505cd27cbe7cf71865388f25a00e29b2596
    - web: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/7da6d72c05dffb3b87e62e2bc8c3228ea12ba1b9
    - web: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/b7547e28f898af37aa2f1107a49111f963250fe6
    - web: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/c4e17abb04728e3a3f9bb26e727b0f978df20ec9
    - web: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/119595
    - web: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120128
    - web: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120134
    - web: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120135
    - web: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120136
    - web: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120137
    - web: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120138
    - web: https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/JrX4bb7d83E
source:
    id: GHSA-q78c-gwqw-jcmc
    created: 2024-12-12T14:41:27.794119-05:00
review_status: REVIEWED
unexcluded: EFFECTIVELY_PRIVATE