CVE-2022-1798: KubeVirt vulnerable to arbitrary file read on host

CVE-2022-1798 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-09-15

KubeVirt vulnerable to arbitrary file read on host

Technologies: kubevirt.io/kubevirt (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2022-1798 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-1798 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2022-1798?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 15 September 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
kubevirt.io/kubevirt (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0.20.0,fixed=0.55.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2022-1798?
Yes. kubevirt.io/kubevirt (Go): upgrade to 0.55.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2022-1798?
Check whether you run kubevirt.io/kubevirt (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • kubevirt.io/kubevirt (Go): upgrade to 0.55.1 or later
    go get kubevirt.io/kubevirt@v0.55.1

Affected products

  • kubevirt.io/kubevirt (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0.20.0,fixed=0.55.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2022-1798
  • GHSA-cvx8-ppmc-78hm
  • GHSA-qv98-3369-g364

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