CVE-2019-11244
Kubernetes Unsafe Cacheing
5.0
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.10%
Description
In Kubernetes v1.8.x-v1.14.x, schema info is cached by kubectl in the location specified by `--cache-dir` (defaulting to `$HOME/.kube/http-cache`), written with world-writeable permissions (`rw-rw-rw-`). If `--cache-dir` is specified and pointed at a different location accessible to other users/groups, the written files may be modified by other users/groups and disrupt the kubectl invocation.
How to fix CVE-2019-11244
To remediate CVE-2019-11244, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.12.9 or later
Is CVE-2019-11244 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 1.8.0, < 1.12.9
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |