Path traversal in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU103975

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0750

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in the log management functions UnMountPodLogs() and LinkContainerLogs(). A remote user with permissions to create and delete Pods can unmount arbitrary host paths, including critical system directories, and perform a node-level denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

podman (Red Hat package): before 5.2.2-3.rhaos4.17.el8

openshift-clients (Red Hat package): before 4.17.0-202502051534.p0.g1b0bf08.assembly.stream.el8

cri-o (Red Hat package): before 1.30.10-3.rhaos4.17.gitd088fcf.el8

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: before 4.17.16

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:podman_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:openshift-clients_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:cri-o_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openshift_container_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1122

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.