CVE-2019-19354

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-03-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-266

Description

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the operator-framework/hadoop as shipped in Red Hat Openshift 4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

Affected products

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18: from 4.4 before 4.4.3 — fixed in 4.4.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 4.4.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://access.redhat.com/articles/4859371
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1791534
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1793278
https://access.redhat.com/articles/4859371
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1791534
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1793278

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