CVE-2025-24313
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Intel's Kubernetes Device Plugins allows privileged users to potentially cause denial of service through local access. It affects Kubernetes clusters using Intel Device Plugins versions before 0.32.0. The issue stems from improper access control that could allow authorized users to disrupt device plugin functionality.
💻 Affected Systems
- Intel Device Plugins for Kubernetes
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
A privileged user could disable critical device plugins (like GPU, FPGA, or networking accelerators), causing application failures and cluster instability.
Likely Case
Authorized but malicious users could disrupt specific workloads relying on specialized hardware, causing service degradation.
If Mitigated
With proper RBAC controls and least privilege principles, impact is limited to authorized users who shouldn't have destructive permissions.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires existing privileged access to the Kubernetes cluster and knowledge of device plugin operations.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.32.0 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01329.html
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Update Intel Device Plugins to version 0.32.0 or later. 2. Update the Device Plugin DaemonSet: kubectl set image daemonset/intel-device-plugins intel-device-plugins=intel/intel-device-plugins:0.32.0 -n kube-system. 3. Verify pods restart successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict RBAC permissions
allImplement strict Role-Based Access Control to limit who can interact with device plugin resources.
kubectl get roles,rolebindings -n kube-system
kubectl edit role <device-plugin-role> -n kube-system
Network policy isolation
allUse Kubernetes Network Policies to restrict pod-to-pod communication with device plugin pods.
kubectl apply -f network-policy.yaml
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict RBAC controls to limit access to device plugin resources only to necessary service accounts
- Monitor device plugin logs and metrics for unusual access patterns or disruption attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Device Plugin version: kubectl describe daemonset intel-device-plugins -n kube-system | grep ImageCheck Version:
kubectl describe daemonset intel-device-plugins -n kube-system | grep -i imageVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm version is 0.32.0+: kubectl get pods -n kube-system -l app=intel-device-plugins -o jsonpath='{.items[*].spec.containers[*].image}'📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to device plugin endpoints
- Device plugin pod restarts or failures
- RBAC permission denied errors for device plugin resources
Network Indicators:
- Unusual API calls to device plugin services
- Traffic patterns to device plugin pods from unauthorized sources
SIEM Query:
source="kubernetes" AND ("intel-device-plugins" OR "deviceplugin") AND ("error" OR "denied" OR "unauthorized")