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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kubernetes (CVE-2024-10220)

high Nessus Plugin ID 215557

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of kubernetes installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-10220 advisory.

 - The Kubernetes kubelet component allows arbitrary command execution via specially crafted gitRepo volumes.This issue affects kubelet: through 1.28.11, from 1.29.0 through 1.29.6, from 1.30.0 through 1.30.2. (CVE-2024-10220)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10220

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 215557

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-10220.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 2/10/2025

Updated: 2/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-10220

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubernetes-kube-apiserver, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubernetes, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubernetes-kubeadm, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubernetes-client, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubernetes-pause, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubernetes-kube-scheduler, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubernetes-kube-controller-manager, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kubernetes-kube-proxy

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/18/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-10220

IAVB: 2024-B-0091-S