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Security controls bypass or absence In k8s.io/kubernetes

Description

Unverified Ownership in Kubernetes Kubernetes API server in all versions allow an attacker who is able to create a ClusterIP service and set the spec.externalIPs field, to intercept traffic to that IP address. Additionally, an attacker who is able to patch the status (which is considered a privileged operation and should not typically be granted to users) of a LoadBalancer service can set the status.loadBalancer.ingress.ip to similar effect.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem
Component
Affected version
Patched versions

References

1. https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/970762. https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/971103. https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html4. https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html5. https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html6. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdb223e1b82e3d7d8e4eaddce8dd1ab87252e3935cc41c859f49767b6@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E7. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdb223e1b82e3d7d8e4eaddce8dd1ab87252e3935cc41c859f49767b6%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E8. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcafa485d63550657f068775801aeb706b7a07140a8ebbdef822b3bb3@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E9. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcafa485d63550657f068775801aeb706b7a07140a8ebbdef822b3bb3%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E10. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1975078e44d96f2a199aa90aa874b57a202eaf7f25f2fde6d1c44942@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E11. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1975078e44d96f2a199aa90aa874b57a202eaf7f25f2fde6d1c44942%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E12. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0c76b3d0be348f788cd947054141de0229af00c540564711e828fd40@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E13. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0c76b3d0be348f788cd947054141de0229af00c540564711e828fd40%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E14. https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/05/26/reconciling-unfixed-kubernetes-cves15. https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/iZWsF9nbKE816. https://github.com/rancher/externalip-webhook