First published: Wed Mar 18 2020(Updated: )
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/jenkins. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/jenkins-slave-base-rhel7-containera as shipped in Openshift 4 and 3.11.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Red Hat OpenShift | =3.11 | |
Red Hat OpenShift | =4.0 |
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CVE-2019-19351 has a high severity level due to the potential for privilege escalation.
To fix CVE-2019-19351, update to the latest version of Red Hat OpenShift that addresses this vulnerability.
CVE-2019-19351 affects Red Hat OpenShift versions 3.11 and 4.0.
An attacker with access to the affected container can exploit CVE-2019-19351 to modify the /etc/passwd file.
The impact of CVE-2019-19351 allows an attacker to escalate their privileges within the container.