ubuntu-cve-2019-11251
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-02-03 16:15
Modified
2025-07-14 04:43
Summary
Details

The Kubernetes kubectl cp command in versions 1.1-1.12, and versions prior to 1.13.11, 1.14.7, and 1.15.4 allows a combination of two symlinks provided by tar output of a malicious container to place a file outside of the destination directory specified in the kubectl cp invocation. This could be used to allow an attacker to place a nefarious file using a symlink, outside of the destination tree.

Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
5.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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        "name": "kubernetes",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/kubernetes@1.0?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/focal"
      },
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      ]
    },
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      },
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    },
    {
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        "name": "kubernetes",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/kubernetes@1.0?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The Kubernetes kubectl cp command in versions 1.1-1.12, and versions prior to 1.13.11, 1.14.7, and 1.15.4 allows a combination of two symlinks provided by tar output of a malicious container to place a file outside of the destination directory specified in the kubectl cp invocation. This could be used to allow an attacker to place a nefarious file using a symlink, outside of the destination tree.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11251",
  "modified": "2025-07-14T04:43:56Z",
  "published": "2020-02-03T16:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11251"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11251"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2019-11251"
  ],
  "withdrawn": "2025-08-28T16:59:12Z"
}



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