Description
Gardener implements the automated management and operation of Kubernetes clusters as a service. A security vulnerability was discovered in the `gardenlet` component of Gardener prior to versions 1.116.4, 1.117.5, 1.118.2, and 1.119.0. It could allow a user with administrative privileges for a Gardener project to obtain control over the seed cluster(s) where their shoot clusters are managed. This CVE affects all Gardener installations where gardener/gardener-extension-provider-gcp is in use. Versions 1.116.4, 1.117.5, 1.118.2, and 1.119.0 fix the issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gardener | gardener | < 1.116.4, >= 1.117.0, < 1.117.5, >= 1.118.0, < 1.118.2 | — |
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 | 0.0.20250523T151856-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15159-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/gardener/gardener | < 1.116.4 | 1.116.4 | GHSA-9x73-87fh-54w9 |
| Go | github.com/gardener/gardener | >= 1.117.0, < 1.117.5 | 1.117.5 | GHSA-9x73-87fh-54w9 |
| Go | github.com/gardener/gardener | >= 1.118.0, < 1.118.2 | 1.118.2 | GHSA-9x73-87fh-54w9 |
| Go | github.com/gardener/gardener | < 1.116.4 · >= 1.117.0, < 1.117.5 · >= 1.118.0, < 1.118.2 | 1.116.4, 1.117.5, 1.118.2 | GO-2025-3698 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15159-1 govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250523T151856-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026