SB20230821137 - Fedora EPEL 9 update for apptainer 



SB20230821137 - Fedora EPEL 9 update for apptainer

Published: August 21, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB20230821137
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38496)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application contains an ineffective privilege drop when requesting container network setup. A local user can delete any directory on the host filesystems.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.