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TI-2023-00219 Aliases CVE-2023-0229GHSA-5465-xc2j-6p84

Improper input validation in github.com/openshift/apiserver-library-go

Priority LOW 29CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

A flaw was found in github.com/openshift/apiserver-library-go, used in OpenShift 4.12 and 4.11, that contains an issue that can allow low-privileged users to set the seccomp profile for pods they control to "unconfined." By default, the seccomp profile used in the restricted-v2 Security Context Constraint (SCC) is "runtime/default," allowing users to disable seccomp for pods they can create and modify.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00665 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/openshift/apiserver-library-go (Go): 0.0.0-20230120221150-cefee9e0162bRed Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—github.com/openshift/apiserver-library-goopenshift/apiserver-library-go 4.11—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/openshift/apiserver-library-go (Go)before 0.0.0-20230120221150-cefee9e0162b0.0.0-20230120221150-cefee9e0162bPatch availableGHSA-5465-xc2j-6p84
  • github.com/openshift/apiserver-library-go Vendor— Affected openshift/apiserver-library-go 4.11 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/openshift/apiserver-library-go (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.0.0-20230120221150-cefee9e0162b Fixed in 0.0.0-20230120221150-cefee9e0162b Patch available GHSA-5465-xc2j-6p84

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.11VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.12VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-5465-xc2j-6p84 github.com/openshift/apiserver-library-go (Go) Fixed in 0.0.0-20230120221150-cefee9e0162b Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2023:1325 Released 2023-05-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.0 security update
    • Ironic content for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 python-werkzeug-2.0.3-4.el9, python3-werkzeug-2.0.3-4.el9
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 buildah-1:1.29.1-1.rhaos4.13.el9, buildah-tests-1:1.29.1-1.rhaos4.13.el9, cri-o-1.26.3-3.rhaos4.13.git641290e.el9 +27

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12Fixed—
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13Fixed RHSA-2023:1325
Not affected: 4 products
  • Ironic content for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0229
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5465-xc2j-6p84
  3. 2026-10-19 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-04472 The Fingerprints pages in Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 might allow remote… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-06239 Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x; BPM Suite (BPMS) 6.x; BRMS 6.x and 5.x; Data Grid (JDG) 6.x; Data… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-04061 runc through 1.0-rc6, as used in Docker before 18.09.2 and other products, allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2016-00709 Multiple unspecified API endpoints in Jenkins before 1.650 and LTS before 1.642.2 allow… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-11209 Rsync: info leak via uninitialized stack contents CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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