CVE-2020-8569: NULL Pointer Dereference

February 15, 2022 (updated April 20, 2022)

Kubernetes CSI snapshot-controller prior to v2.1.3 and v3.0.2 could panic when processing a VolumeSnapshot custom resource when: - The VolumeSnapshot referenced a non-existing PersistentVolumeClaim and the VolumeSnapshot does not reference any VolumeSnapshotClass. - The snapshot-controller crashes, is automatically restarted by Kubernetes, and processes the same VolumeSnapshot custom resource after the restart, entering an endless crashloop. Only the volume snapshot feature is affected by this vulnerability. When exploited, users can’t take snapshots of their volumes or delete the snapshots. All other Kubernetes functionality is not affected.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-hwrr-rhmm-vcvf
github.com/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/issues/380
groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/1EzCr1qUxxU
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8569

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