CVE catalog
CVE-2019-1002101
kubernetes: CVE-2019-1002101
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 12.80% · Oct 25, 2026
The kubectl cp command allows copying files between containers and the user machine. To copy files from a container, Kubernetes creates a tar inside the container, copies it over the network, and kubectl unpacks it on the user’s machine. If the tar binary in the container is malicious, it could run any code and output unexpected, malicious results. An attacker could use this to write files to any path on the user’s machine when kubectl cp is called, limited only by the system permissions of the local user. The untar function can both create and follow symbolic links. The issue is resolved in kubectl v1.11.9, v1.12.7, v1.13.5, and v1.14.0.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | kubernetes | sid | 1.36.4+ds-1 | not affected |
| Debian | kubernetes | forky | 1.36.4+ds-1 | not affected |
| Debian | kubernetes | trixie | 1.32.3+ds-2 | not affected |
| Debian | kubernetes | bookworm | 1.20.5+really1.20.2-1.1+deb12u1 | not affected |
| Opensuse | k3s | tumbleweed | 1.21.3+k3s1-1.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | kubernetes | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | kubernetes | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | kubernetes | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | kubernetes | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Opensuse | k3s | rpm | tumbleweed | 1.21.3+k3s1-1.2 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10884-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [kubernetes-client]Not affected
Source package: [kubernetes]
Details (2)
1.20.5+really1.20.2-1.1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · kubernetes · debian · bookworm
1.20.5+really1.20.2-1.1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · kubernetes · debian · bookworm
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10884-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1002101]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10884-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-1002101]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2019/cve-2019-1002101.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]