CVE-2021-36779

Host operations allowed in privileged Longhorn managed pods

Description

A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in SUSE Longhorn allows any workload in the cluster to execute any binary present in the image on the host without authentication. This issue affects: SUSE Longhorn longhorn versions prior to 1.1.3; longhorn versions prior to 1.2.3.

Category

9.6
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: SUSE Longhorn
Affected: SUSE Longhorn
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1191818 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn/security/advisories/GHSA-g358-m2wp-mhhx vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-36779?
CVE-2021-36779 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-36779?
To fix CVE-2021-36779, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-36779 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-36779 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-36779?
CVE-2021-36779 affects SUSE Longhorn, SUSE Longhorn.
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