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Kubernetes kubectl cp Vulnerable to Symlink Attack

GHSA-6qfg-8799-r575 · CVE-2019-11251 · GO-2022-0802

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Description

The Kubernetes kubectl cp command in versions 1.1-1.12, and versions prior to 1.13.11, 1.14.7, and 1.15.4 allows a combination of two symlinks provided by tar output of a malicious container to place a file outside of the destination directory specified in the kubectl cp invocation. This could be used to allow an attacker to place a nefarious file using a symlink, outside of the destination tree.

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