Gentoo update for Apptainer



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-30549
CWE-ID CWE-416
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

app-containers/apptainer
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU79800

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30549

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in ext4 support. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-containers/apptainer to version: 1.1.8

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-containers/apptainer: before 1.1.8

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-13


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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