CVE-2020-8557

NameCVE-2020-8557
DescriptionThe Kubernetes kubelet component in versions 1.1-1.16.12, 1.17.0-1.17.8 and 1.18.0-1.18.5 do not account for disk usage by a pod which writes to its own /etc/hosts file. The /etc/hosts file mounted in a pod by kubelet is not included by the kubelet eviction manager when calculating ephemeral storage usage by a pod. If a pod writes a large amount of data to the /etc/hosts file, it could fill the storage space of the node and cause the node to fail.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
kubernetes (PTS)bullseye1.20.5+really1.20.2-1fixed
sid, trixie, bookworm1.20.5+really1.20.2-1.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
kubernetessource(unstable)1.18.5-1

Notes

https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/93032
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/92916

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