SB2020092808 - Information disclosure in podman (Alpine package)
Published: September 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020092808
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14370)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the way application processes environment variables with deprecated Varlink API or the Docker-compatible REST API. If multiple containers are created in a short duration, the environment variables from the first container gets leaked into subsequent containers. A remote user with control over the subsequent containers could use this flaw to gain access to sensitive information stored in such variables.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.