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CVE-2020-8557

The Kubernetes kubelet component in versions 1.1-1.16.12, 1.17.0-1.17.8 and 1.18.0-1.18.5 do not account for disk usage by a pod which writes to its own /etc/hosts file. The /etc/hosts file mounted in a pod by kubelet is not included by the kubelet eviction manager when calculating ephemeral storage usage by a pod. If a pod writes a large amount of data to the /etc/hosts file, it could fill the…

Severity
Medium 5.5
Published
23 Jul 2020
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
1.16.13, 1.17.9, 1.18.6
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
KubernetesServers and applications · cpe:a:kubernetes:kubernetes
  • Every version before 1.16.13
  • From 1.17.0 before 1.17.9
  • From 1.18.0 before 1.18.6

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8557
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8557