Description
Kyverno is a policy engine designed for cloud native platform engineering teams. Prior to versions 1.13.5 and 1.14.0, it may happen that policy rules using namespace selector(s) in their match statements are mistakenly not applied during admission review request processing due to a missing error propagation in function `GetNamespaceSelectorsFromNamespaceLister` in `pkg/utils/engine/labels.go`. As a consequence, security-critical mutations and validations are bypassed, potentially allowing attackers with K8s API access to perform malicious operations. This issue has been patched in versions 1.13.5 and 1.14.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| kyverno | kyverno | < 1.13.5, >= 1.14.0-alpha.1, < 1.14.0 | — |
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.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20250506T153719-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15059-1 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | kyverno-notation-aws +1 | 1.1-r14 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/kyverno/kyverno | < 1.13.5 | 1.13.5 | GHSA-jrr2-x33p-6hvc |
| Go | github.com/kyverno/kyverno | >= 1.14.0-alpha.1, < 1.14.0 | 1.14.0 | GHSA-jrr2-x33p-6hvc |
| Go | github.com/kyverno/kyverno | < 1.13.5 · >= 1.14.0-alpha.1, < 1.14.0 | 1.13.5, 1.14.0 | GO-2025-3652 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15059-1 govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250506T153719-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026