Upstream information
Description
Early versions of Operator-SDK provided an insecure method to allow operator containers to run in environments that used a random UID. Operator-SDK before 0.15.2 provided a script, user_setup, which modifies the permissions of the /etc/passwd file to 664 during build time. Developers who used Operator-SDK before 0.15.2 to scaffold their operator may still be impacted by this if the insecure user_setup script is still being used to build new container images.In affected images, the /etc/passwd file is created during build time with group-writable permissions and a group ownership of root (gid=0). An attacker who can execute commands within an affected container, even as a non-root user, may be able to leverage their membership in the root group to modify the /etc/passwd file. This could allow the attacker to add a new user with any arbitrary UID, including UID 0, leading to full root privileges within the container.
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CNA (Red Hat) | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.2 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | High |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | Low |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SU-2025:02912-1, published 2025-08-19T12:52:35Z
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2025-15434 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | govulncheck-vulndb | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 | govulncheck-vulndb | Released |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | Released |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | govulncheck-vulndb | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Thu Aug 7 22:00:10 2025CVE page last modified: Tue Aug 19 22:21:31 2025