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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes | kubelet | v1.28.0, v1.27.0 – ≤ v1.27.4, v1.26.0 – ≤ v1.26.7, v1.25.0 – ≤ v1.25.12, ≤ v1.24.16 | v1.28.1 |
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 | 1.20.5+really1.20.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | kubernetes | 1.20.5+really1.20.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | kubernetes | 1.20.5+really1.20.2-1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241213T205935-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14599-1 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | aws-efs-csi-driver | 1.7.0-r6 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kubeflow-pipelines-apiserver | 2.14.3-r3 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | >= 1.28.0, < 1.28.1 | 1.28.1 | GHSA-q78c-gwqw-jcmc |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | >= 1.27.0, < 1.27.5 | 1.27.5 | GHSA-q78c-gwqw-jcmc |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | >= 1.26.0, < 1.26.8 | 1.26.8 | GHSA-q78c-gwqw-jcmc |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | >= 1.25.0, < 1.25.13 | 1.25.13 | GHSA-q78c-gwqw-jcmc |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | < 1.24.17 | 1.24.17 | GHSA-q78c-gwqw-jcmc |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | < 1.24.17 · >= 1.25.0, < 1.25.13 · >= 1.26.0, < 1.26.8 · >= 1.27.0, < 1.27.5 · >= 1.28.0, < 1.28.1 | 1.24.17, 1.25.13, 1.26.8, 1.27.5, 1.28.1 | GO-2023-2170 |
| Go | k8s.io/mount-utils | < 0.24.17 · >= 0.25.0, < 0.25.13 · >= 0.26.0, < 0.26.8 · >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.5 · >= 0.28.0, < 0.28.1 | 0.24.17, 0.25.13, 0.26.8, 0.27.5, 0.28.1 | GO-2023-2170 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14599-1 govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20241213T205935-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-2163 Kubernetes: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 27, 2023