VM images built with Image Builder and Proxmox provider use default credentials in github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder
VM images built with Image Builder and Proxmox provider use default credentials in github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
39 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
A security issue was discovered in the Kubernetes Image Builder versions <= v0.1.37 where default credentials are enabled during the image build process. Virtual machine images built using the Proxmox provider do not disable these default credentials, and nodes using the resulting images may be accessible via these default credentials. The credentials can be used to gain root access. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if their nodes use VM images created via the Image Builder project with its Proxmox provider.
VM images built with Image Builder and Proxmox provider use default credentials in github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder
A security issue was discovered in the Kubernetes Image Builder versions <= v0.1.37 where default credentials are enabled during the image build process. Virtual machine images built using the Proxmox provider do not disable these default credentials, and nodes using the resulting images may be accessible via these default credentials. The credentials can be used to gain root access. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if their nodes use VM images created via the Image Builder project with its Proxmox provider.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/9xxx/CVE-2024-9486.json
- https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder
- https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder/pull/1595
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/128006
- https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/UKJG-oZogfA/m/Lu1hcnHmAQAJ
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9486