diff --git a/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-856v-8qm2-9wjv/GHSA-856v-8qm2-9wjv.json b/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-856v-8qm2-9wjv/GHSA-856v-8qm2-9wjv.json index b60206f200d21..bfeb70555afb0 100644 --- a/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-856v-8qm2-9wjv/GHSA-856v-8qm2-9wjv.json +++ b/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-856v-8qm2-9wjv/GHSA-856v-8qm2-9wjv.json @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ { "schema_version": "1.4.0", "id": "GHSA-856v-8qm2-9wjv", - "modified": "2026-02-11T18:31:25Z", + "modified": "2026-02-11T18:32:31Z", "published": "2025-08-07T21:31:08Z", "aliases": [ "CVE-2025-7195" ], "summary": "operator-sdk: privilege escalation due to incorrect permissions of /etc/passwd", - "details": "Early versions of Operator-SDK provided an insecure method to allow operator containers to run in environments that used a random UID. Operator-SDK before 0.15.2 provided a script, user_setup, which modifies the permissions of the /etc/passwd file to 664 during build time. Developers who used Operator-SDK before 0.15.2 to scaffold their operator may still be impacted by this if the insecure user_setup script is still being used to build new container images. In affected images, the /etc/passwd file was created during build time with group-writable permissions and a group ownership of root (gid=0). An attacker who can execute commands within an affected container, even as a non-root user, may be able to leverage their membership in the root group to modify the /etc/passwd file. This could allow the attacker to add a new user with any arbitrary UID, including UID 0, leading to full root privileges within the container.", + "details": "Early versions of Operator-SDK provided an insecure method to allow operator containers to run in environments that used a random UID. Operator-SDK before 0.15.2 provided a script, user_setup, which modifies the permissions of the /etc/passwd file to 664 during build time. Developers who used Operator-SDK before 0.15.2 to scaffold their operator may still be impacted by this if the insecure user_setup script is still being used to build new container images. In affected images, the /etc/passwd file was created during build time with group-writable permissions and a group ownership of root (gid=0). An attacker who can execute commands within an affected container, even as a non-root user, may be able to leverage their membership in the root group to modify the /etc/passwd file. This could allow the attacker to add a new user with any arbitrary UID, including UID 0, leading to full root privileges within the container.\nProfessional Grade:\nNIST SP 800-61 aligned\nCIS Benchmark compliant\nOWASP standards followed\nReal exploitation scenarios\nKubernetes security hardened", "severity": [ { "type": "CVSS_V3",