CVE-2023-41333

Cilium is a networking, observability, and security solution with an eBPF-based dataplane. An attacker with the ability to create or modify CiliumNetworkPolicy objects in a particular namespace is able to affect traffic on an entire Cilium cluster, potentially bypassing policy enforcement in other namespaces. By using a crafted `endpointSelector` that uses the `DoesNotExist` operator on the `reserved:init` label, the attacker can create policies that bypass namespace restrictions and affect the entire Cilium cluster. This includes potentially allowing or denying all traffic. This attack requires API server access, as described in the Kubernetes API Server Attacker section of the Cilium Threat Model. This issue has been resolved in Cilium versions 1.14.2, 1.13.7, and 1.12.14. As a workaround an admission webhook can be used to prevent the use of `endpointSelectors` that use the `DoesNotExist` operator on the `reserved:init` label in CiliumNetworkPolicies.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:cilium:cilium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cilium:cilium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cilium:cilium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

30 Sep 2023, 02:01

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Cilium cilium
Cilium
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:cilium:cilium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References (MISC) https://docs.cilium.io/en/stable/security/threat-model/#kubernetes-api-server-attacker - (MISC) https://docs.cilium.io/en/stable/security/threat-model/#kubernetes-api-server-attacker - Product
References (MISC) https://github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/28007 - (MISC) https://github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/28007 - Issue Tracking, Patch
References (MISC) https://github.com/cilium/cilium/security/advisories/GHSA-4xp2-w642-7mcx - (MISC) https://github.com/cilium/cilium/security/advisories/GHSA-4xp2-w642-7mcx - Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory

27 Sep 2023, 15:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-09-27 15:19

Updated : 2023-12-10 15:14


NVD link : CVE-2023-41333

Mitre link : CVE-2023-41333

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-41333


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Products Affected

cilium

  • cilium
CWE
CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function