Description
The Kubernetes kube-apiserver mistakenly allows access to a cluster-scoped custom resource if the request is made as if the resource were namespaced. Authorizations for the resource accessed in this manner are enforced using roles and role bindings within the namespace, meaning that a user with access only to a resource in one namespace could create, view update or delete the cluster-scoped resource (according to their namespace role privileges). Kubernetes affected versions include versions prior to 1.13.9, versions prior to 1.14.5, versions prior to 1.15.2, and versions 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes | Kubernetes | prior to 1.13.9, prior to 1.14.5, prior to 1.15.2, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | kubernetes | 1.17.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | kubernetes | 1.17.4-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | kubernetes | 1.17.4-1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift 4 | openshift +3 | 4.1.10-201908060758.git.0.d81afa6.el7 | RHSA-2019:2504 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | ansible-service-broker +2 | 1.1.20-2.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769, RHBA-2019:2816 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | atomic-openshift +13 | 3.9.101-1.git.0.150f595.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769, RHSA-2019:2690 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | atomic-openshift-descheduler | 3.9.13-2.git.267.bb59a3f.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | atomic-openshift-dockerregistry | 3.9.101-1.git.1.13625cf.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | atomic-openshift-hyperkube +1 | 3.10.170-1.git.0.8e592d6.el7 | RHSA-2019:2690 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | atomic-openshift-node-problem-detector | 3.9.13-2.git.167.5d6b0d4.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | atomic-openshift-web-console | 3.9.101-1.git.1.601c6d2.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | automation-broker-apb-role | 1:1.3.23-2.el7 | RHBA-2019:2816 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | cockpit +1 | 195-2.rhaos.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | containernetworking-plugins | 0.5.2-6.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | cri-o | 1.9.16-3.git858756d.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | cri-tools | 1.0.0-6.rhaos3.9.git8e6013a.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | golang-github-openshift-oauth-proxy | 2.1-3.git885c9f40.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | golang-github-openshift-prometheus-alert-buffer | 0-3.gitceca8c1.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | hawkular-openshift-agent | 1.2.2-3.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | heapster | 1.3.0-4.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | image-inspector | 2.1.3-2.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | openshift-enterprise-image-registry | 3.8.0-2.git.216.b6b90bb.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | openshift-eventrouter | 0.1-3.git5bd9251.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | openshift-external-storage +4 | 0.0.1-9.git78d6339.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | openvswitch-ovn-kubernetes | 0.1.0-3.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | prometheus +1 | 2.2.1-2.gitbc6058c.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | prometheus-alertmanager +1 | 0.14.0-2.git30af4d0.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | prometheus-node-exporter +1 | 3.9.101-1.git.1.8295224.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | prometheus-promu +1 | 0-5.git85ceabc.el7 | RHSA-2019:2769 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | k3s | 0.8.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | k3s | 0.8.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | k3s | 0.8.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | k3s | 0.8.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | k3s | 0.8.0-r0 | — |
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | k3s | 0.8.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | k3s | 0.8.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | k3s | 0.8.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | k3s | 0.8.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | k3s | 0.8.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | k3s | 0.8.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | k3s | 0.8.0-r0 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | kubeadm +2 | 1.12.10-1.0.10.el7 | ELSA-2019-4816 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | kubeadm-ha-setup | 0.0.2-1.0.68.el7 | ELSA-2019-4816 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | kubeadm-upgrade | 0.0.1-1.0.27.el7 | ELSA-2019-4816 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver | >= 0.7.0, < 0.13.9 | 0.13.9 | GHSA-fp37-c92q-4pwq |
| Go | k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver | >= 0.14.0, < 0.14.5 | 0.14.5 | GHSA-fp37-c92q-4pwq |
| Go | k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver | >= 0.15.0, < 0.15.2 | 0.15.2 | GHSA-fp37-c92q-4pwq |
Advisories 6
- RHSA-2019:2769 Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 13, 2026
- RHSA-2019:2690 Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 13, 2026
- WID-SEC-2022-0510 IBM DB2: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · May 18, 2026
- RHSA-2019:2504 Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.1.11 openshift security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Feb 21, 2026
- RHBA-2019:2816 Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Feb 21, 2026
- ELSA-2019-4816 Important: kubernetes security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jan 31, 2020
References
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/80983
- v1.13.9, v1.14.5, v1.15.2 released to address CVE-2019-11247, CVE-2019-11249 mailing-list
- RHSA-2019:2690 vendor-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190919-0003/
- RHBA-2019:2816 vendor-advisory
- RHBA-2019:2824 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2019:2769 vendor-advisory