CVE-2026-13201Kubevirt: virt-handler-rhel9: kubevirt: safepath symlink following in virt-handler enables notify socket hijacking and node-level vm disruption
Açıklama
A flaw was found in KubeVirt's safepath package used by virt-handler. The OpenAtNoFollow function uses O_PATH|O_NOFOLLOW to obtain a file descriptor to a path leaf, but downstream operations resolve the path via /proc/self/fd/N using link-following syscalls. When the leaf is a symlink, the kernel dereferences it, defeating the intended no-follow protection. An attacker with access to a virt-launcher pod can exploit this to redirect virt-handler's IPC socket connections, including the notify socket used for VM domain lifecycle events. By hijacking this socket, the attacker can inject arbitrary domain events into virt-handler, causing it to take incorrect lifecycle actions, corrupt VM state in the Kubernetes API, or crash — resulting in sustained denial of VM management services for all virtual machines on the affected node. Additionally, the same symlink following flaw allows virt-handler to apply file ownership or permission changes to unintended host paths.
Veri: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Bilgiler kaynaktaki haliyle, İngilizce yayımlanır.
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Kaynaklar ve yamalar
- RHSA-2026:51031 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:53655 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:53671 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:53684 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:53721 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:53728 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:53763 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:53797 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:53826 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:53838 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:80941 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13201 vdb-entryMitigationVendor Advisory
- RHBZ#2492203 issue-trackingIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
CPE eşleşmeleri (NVD) (2)
cpe:2.3:a:kubevirt:kubevirt:-:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_virtualization:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4 ≤ 4.22.0