[Kubernetes Java Client] CVE-2021-25738: Code exec via yaml parsing

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Tim Allclair

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May 17, 2021, 12:39:49 PM5/17/21
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Hello Kubernetes Community,

A security issue was discovered in the Kubernetes Java client library where loading specially-crafted yaml can lead to code execution.

This issue has been rated Medium (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), and assigned CVE-2021-25738.

Am I vulnerable?

If you process untrusted inputs with the Kubernetes Java Client you may be vulnerable to this issue.

Affected Versions

  • Kubernetes Java Client == v11.0.0

  • Kubernetes Java Client <= v10.0.1

  • Kubernetes Java Client <= v9.0.2

How do I mitigate this vulnerability?

Prior to upgrading, this vulnerability can be mitigated by validating inputs to the client.

Fixed Versions

  • Kubernetes Java Client >= v12.0.0

  • Kubernetes Java Client >= v11.0.1

Detection

If you find evidence that this vulnerability has been exploited, please contact secu...@kubernetes.io

Additional Details

See the GitHub issue for more details: https://github.com/kubernetes-client/java/issues/1698

Acknowledgements

This vulnerability was reported by Jordy Versmissen through our bug bounty.

Thank You,

Tim Allclair on behalf of the Kubernetes Product Security Committee


Brendan Burns

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May 17, 2021, 3:07:00 PM5/17/21
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One quick clarification:

The unaffected versions had >= when they should have had > (apologies for not catching that before this went out)

The correct unaffected versions are:

> 12.0.1
> 11.0.2


Thanks

--brendan


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Brendan Burns

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May 17, 2021, 3:07:53 PM5/17/21
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(oops, I also incremented the version numbers sigh​)

The correct unaffected versions are:

> 12.0.0
> 11.0.1



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