CVE-2021-3948
mediumpriority · track · 25OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An incorrect default permissions vulnerability was found in the mig-controller. Due to an incorrect cluster namespaces handling an attacker may be able to migrate a malicious workload to the target cluster, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the services located on that cluster.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedrhmtc/openshift-migration-controller-rhel8@sha256:9b370e4581d8304b22a7ed0d611dfd8cda5de9409de317a2d14493b8a85d1825_amd64 as a component of 8Base-RHMTC-1.5redhat_csaf
For details on how to install and use MTC, refer to: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/migration_toolkit_for_containers/installing-mtc.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4848 - Fixedrhmtc/openshift-migration-controller-rhel8@sha256:112ecc3cc6075008cab440b8d70d8874049c660b79911cff4060e9c948c1d55e_amd64 as a component of 8Base-RHMTC-1.6redhat_csaf
For details on how to install and use MTC, refer to: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/migration_toolkit_for_containers/installing-mtc.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0202
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (20)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a mig-controller≤ konveyor/mig-controller release-1.5.2, konveyor/mig-controller release-1.6.3enisa_euvdEU
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHSA-2021:4848Red Hat Security Advisory: Migration Toolkit for Containers (MTC) 1.5.2 security update and bugfix advisory2021-11-29csaf · redhat_csafUS
The Migration Toolkit for Containers (MTC) 1.5.2 is now available. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- RHSA-2022:0202Red Hat Security Advisory: Migration Toolkit for Containers (MTC) 1.6.3 security and bug fix update2022-01-20csaf · redhat_csafUS
The Migration Toolkit for Containers (MTC) 1.6.3 is now available. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-3948cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2022017cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-3948/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.0245cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2022017enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2022017Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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