title: Kata Containers - Containers have access to the guest root filesystem device
description: Kata Containers doesn't restrict containers from accessing the guest's root filesystem device. Malicious containers can exploit this to gain code execution on the guest and masquerade as the kata-agent. This issue affects Kata Containers 1.11 versions earlier than 1.11.1; Kata Containers 1.10 versions earlier than 1.10.5; and Kata Containers 1.9 and earlier versions.
problem types: CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
affected:
{
product: Kata Containers
vendor: Kata Containers
versions:
lessThan: 1.11.1, status: affected, version: 1.11, versionType: custom
lessThan: 1.10.5, status: affected, version: 1.10, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: 1.9, status: affected, version: 1, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 3.8
baseSeverity: LOW
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: LOW
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
version: 3.1
]