Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability was found in Ignition where ignition configs are accessible from unprivileged containers in VMs running on VMware products. This issue is only relevant in user environments where the Ignition config contains secrets. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. Possible workaround is to not put secrets in the Ignition config.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Ignition | < 2.14.0 |
| Redhat | Openshift Container Platform | 4.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 9.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 34 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2082274Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/coreos/ignition/commit/4b70b44b430ecf8377a276e89b5acd3a6957d4PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/coreos/ignition/issues/1300Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/coreos/ignition/issues/1315Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/coreos/ignition/pull/1350Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2082274Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/coreos/ignition/commit/4b70b44b430ecf8377a276e89b5acd3a6957d4PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/coreos/ignition/issues/1300Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/coreos/ignition/issues/1315Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/coreos/ignition/pull/1350Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
FAQ
What is CVE-2022-1706?
CVE-2022-1706 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). A vulnerability was found in Ignition where ignition configs are accessible from unprivileged containers in VMs running on VMware products. This issue is only relevant in user environments where the I...
How severe is CVE-2022-1706?
CVE-2022-1706 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2022-1706?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Ignition, Redhat Openshift Container Platform, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.