CVE-2024-5042
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 43 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A flaw was found in the Submariner project. Due to unnecessary role-based access control permissions, a privileged attacker can run a malicious container on a node that may allow them to steal service account tokens and further compromise other nodes and potentially the entire cluster.
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affected products (31)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-2rhx-qhxp-5jpwSubmariner Operator sets unnecessary RBAC permissions2024-05-17ghsa · osvUS
A flaw was found in the Submariner project. Due to unnecessary role-based access control permissions, a privileged attacker can run a malicious container on a node that may allow them to steal service account tokens and further compromise other nodes and potentially the entire cluster.
- GO-2024-2866Submariner Operator sets unnecessary RBAC permissions in helm charts in github.com/submariner-io/submariner-operator2024-06-05vendor · osvUS
Submariner Operator sets unnecessary RBAC permissions in helm charts in github.com/submariner-io/submariner-operator
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references (14)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5042cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2280921cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-5042/cnnvd
- https://github.com/submariner-io/submariner-operator/issues/3041Patchcnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4591enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6503enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5042enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2280921enisa_euvd
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