CVE-2024-9594

Publication date 15 October 2024

Last updated 11 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

A security issue was discovered in the Kubernetes Image Builder versions <= v0.1.37 where default credentials are enabled during the image build process when using the Nutanix, OVA, QEMU or raw providers. The credentials can be used to gain root access. The credentials are disabled at the conclusion of the image build process. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if their nodes use VM images created via the Image Builder project. Because these images were vulnerable during the image build process, they are affected only if an attacker was able to reach the VM where the image build was happening and used the vulnerability to modify the image at the time the image build was occurring.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
kubernetes	25.04 plucky	Not in release
	24.10 oracular	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	24.04 LTS noble	Not affected
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected

Notes

leosilva

kubernates is in fact a kubernetes installer that calls snap, not the package it self.

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.3 · Medium
Attack vector	Adjacent
Attack complexity	High
Privileges required	High
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H