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CVE-2017-1002101

kubernetes: Volume security can be sidestepped with innocent emptyDir and subpath

Published Modified CWE 59
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.6CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Red Hat7.2CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Kubernetes8.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Red Hat (high), Kubernetes (high), Oracle (high).

Description

In Kubernetes versions 1.3.x, 1.4.x, 1.5.x, 1.6.x and prior to versions 1.7.14, 1.8.9 and 1.9.4 containers using subpath volume mounts with any volume type (including non-privileged pods, subject to file permissions) can access files/directories outside of the volume, including the host's filesystem.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
debian 11kubernetes1.7.16+dfsg-1
debian 12kubernetes1.7.16+dfsg-1
debian 13kubernetes1.7.16+dfsg-1
debian 14kubernetes1.7.16+dfsg-1
echokubernetes1.7.16+dfsg-1
k8s::Official Kubernetes CVE Feedk8s.io/apiserver, k8s.io/kubelet1.7.14, 1.8.9, 1.9.4
Oracle Linux 7kubeadm, kubectl, kubelet1.9.1-2.1.5.el7
Red Hatkubernetes, kubernetes-client, kubernetes-master and 1 moreno fix listed
Show all 14 entries from 8 sources
SourcePackageFixed in
debian 11kubernetes1.7.16+dfsg-1
debian 12kubernetes1.7.16+dfsg-1
debian 13kubernetes1.7.16+dfsg-1
debian 14kubernetes1.7.16+dfsg-1
echokubernetes1.7.16+dfsg-1
k8s::Official Kubernetes CVE Feedk8s.io/apiserver1.7.14, 1.8.9, 1.9.4
k8s::Official Kubernetes CVE Feedk8s.io/kubelet1.7.14, 1.8.9, 1.9.4
Oracle Linux 7kubeadm1.9.1-2.1.5.el7
Oracle Linux 7kubectl1.9.1-2.1.5.el7
Oracle Linux 7kubelet1.9.1-2.1.5.el7
Red Hatkubernetesno fix listed
Red Hatkubernetes-clientno fix listed
Red Hatkubernetes-masterno fix listed
Red Hatkubernetes-nodeno fix listed

References

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