| Name | CVE-2020-8554 |
| Description | Kubernetes API server in all versions allow an attacker who is able to create a ClusterIP service and set the spec.externalIPs field, to intercept traffic to that IP address. Additionally, an attacker who is able to patch the status (which is considered a privileged operation and should not typically be granted to users) of a LoadBalancer service can set the status.loadBalancer.ingress.ip to similar effect. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 990793 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| kubernetes (PTS) | bullseye | 1.20.5+really1.20.2-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.20.5+really1.20.2-1.1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.20.5+really1.20.2-1.1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[bookworm] - kubernetes <not-affected> (Kubernetes in Bullseye only ships the client)
[bullseye] - kubernetes <not-affected> (Kubernetes in Bullseye only ships the client)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/07/5
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/97076
Server components no longer built since 1.20.5+really1.20.2-1