Information disclosure in Podman



Published: 2022-12-08 | Updated: 2024-04-29
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-4122
CWE-ID CWE-61
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU89056

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4122

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue while reading .containerignore and .dockerignore. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Podman: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2144983
http://github.com/containers/podman/pull/16315


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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