{"id":57431,"date":"2024-10-17T13:17:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T13:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/36484\/Critical-Bug-In-Kubernetes-Image-Builder-Allows-SSH-Root-Access.html"},"modified":"2024-10-17T13:17:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T13:17:45","slug":"critical-bug-in-kubernetes-image-builder-allows-ssh-root-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/critical-bug-in-kubernetes-image-builder-allows-ssh-root-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Bug In Kubernetes Image Builder Allows SSH Root Access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A critical bug in Kubernetes Image Builder could allow unauthorized SSH access to virtual machines (VMs) thanks to default credentials being enabled during the image build process.<\/p>\n<p>Image Builder is a tool used to build Kubernetes VM images across multiple infrastructure providers. Images it creates include default credentials, which can be used to gain root access to VMs.<\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability means VM images built with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/discuss.kubernetes.io\/t\/security-advisory-cve-2024-9486-and-cve-2024-9594-vm-images-built-with-kubernetes-image-builder-use-default-credentials\/30119\">Proxmox provider are most at risk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZxHuQJK1mWbKOu9PlCgVXwAAAIM&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZxHuQJK1mWbKOu9PlCgVXwAAAIM&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>This flaw is tracked as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/kubernetes\/kubernetes\/issues\/128006\">CVE-2024-9486<\/a>, it earned a 9.8 out of 10 CVSS severity rating, and it affects VM images built with the Proxmox provider on Image Builder version 0.1.37 or earlier.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZxHuQJK1mWbKOu9PlCgVXwAAAIM&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZxHuQJK1mWbKOu9PlCgVXwAAAIM&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZxHuQJK1mWbKOu9PlCgVXwAAAIM&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZxHuQJK1mWbKOu9PlCgVXwAAAIM&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The issue also affects images built with Nutanix, OVA, QEMU or raw providers, but in these instances is rated 6.3 on the ten-point CVSS rating scale under a separate CVE tracker: CVE-2024-9594.<\/p>\n<p>This bug can still be abused to gain root access. However, Nutanix, OVA, and QEMU disable the default credentials at the end of the image build process. This gives an attacker a much smaller window during which to exploit CVE-2024-9594 \u2013 it can only happen during the build process.<\/p>\n<p>Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-9594 would require the attacker &#8220;to reach the VM where the image build was happening and use the vulnerability to modify the image at the time the image build was occurring,&#8221; Red Hat&#8217;s Joel Smith <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/kubernetes\/kubernetes\/issues\/128007\">explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To fix the flaw, upgrade to Image Builder v0.1.38 or later. This version sets a randomly generated password for the duration of the image build, and then disables the builder account at the end of the build process.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZxHuQJK1mWbKOu9PlCgVXwAAAIM&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZxHuQJK1mWbKOu9PlCgVXwAAAIM&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> 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