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
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
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.