CVE-2022-41737
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Storage Scale Container Native Storage Access 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.7.0 could allow a local attacker to initiate connections from a container outside the current namespace. IBM X-Force ID: 237811.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIBM Storage Scale Container Native Storage Access versions 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.7.0 contains a vulnerability that allows a local attacker to bypass container namespace isolation, enabling the initiation of network connections from containers outside the current namespace. This represents a container isolation boundary bypass that could facilitate lateral movement or unauthorized cross-namespace communication.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 5.1.2.1, <= 5.1.7.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access installationRun 'ibm Spectrum scale container-native storage access --version' or check the operator deployment status via 'kubectl get deployments -A | grep -i scale' or 'oc get deployments -A | grep -i scale' to locate the installed componentsAffected if The product is present in the environment
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Determine installed version numberQuery the operator or container image version: 'kubectl get pods -A -l app=ibm-spectrum-scale-cns | grep -i version' or inspect the container image tags via 'docker images' or 'podman images' on the nodesAffected if The version falls within 5.1.2.1 to 5.1.7.0 inclusive
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Verify container network namespace configurationInspect running containers for network namespace isolation: 'kubectl get pods -o jsonpath={.spec.hostNetwork}' or check if containers are running with hostNetwork: true by reviewing pod specifications via 'kubectl get pods -A -o yaml'Affected if Containers are configured with hostNetwork: true or have NET_RAW capabilities that enable cross-namespace network access
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Check for cross-namespace network policiesReview NetworkPolicy resources: 'kubectl get networkpolicies -A' or 'oc get networkpolicies -A' and verify if default-deny policies are applied to restrict pod-to-pod communication across namespacesAffected if No NetworkPolicy or overly permissive policies exist allowing cross-namespace traffic
The environment is affected if IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access versions 5.1.2.1 through 5.1.7.0 are installed and containers have host network access or lack network isolation policies.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a version beyond 5.1.7.0 when available, and implement strict container network policies to restrict cross-namespace connectivity. Apply the principle of least privilege to container service accounts.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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