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GHSA-4x4m-3c2p-qppc Kubernetes Nodes can delete themselves by adding an OwnerReference

MEDIUM Published 2025-08-27 Modified 2025-08-27 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2025-5187
Ecosystem
Go
Packages
k8s.io/kubernetes
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weaknesses
CWE-863
Reviewed
2025-08-27

Affected packages

• Go k8s.io/kubernetes: < 1.31.12 → fixed in 1.31.12 • Go k8s.io/kubernetes: >= 1.32.0-alpha.0, < 1.32.8 → fixed in 1.32.8 • Go k8s.io/kubernetes: >= 1.33.0-alpha.0, < 1.33.4 → fixed in 1.33.4

Description

A vulnerability exists in the NodeRestriction admission controller in Kubernetes clusters where node users can delete their corresponding node object by patching themselves with an OwnerReference to a cluster-scoped resource. If the OwnerReference resource does not exist or is subsequently deleted, the given node object will be deleted via garbage collection.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2025-5187 A vulnerability exists in the NodeRestriction admission controller in Kubernetes clusters where node users can delete their corresponding… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness

References