Command Injection in CRI-O

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU89067

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-3154

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the systemd property injection. A remote administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

CRI-O: 1.27.5 - 1.29.3

External links

http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3154
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2272532
http://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/security/advisories/GHSA-2cgq-h8xw-2v5j
http://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/4217
http://github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/blob/main/features.md#unsafe-annotations-in-configjson

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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