#VU103975 Path traversal in CRI-O - CVE-2025-0750

Vulnerability identifier: #VU103975

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
CRI-O
Server applications / Virtualization software

Vendor: CRI-O

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

CRI-O: 1.20.0 - 1.20.9, 1.21.0 - 1.21.7, 1.22.0 - 1.22.5, 1.23.0 - 1.23.5, 1.24.0 - 1.24.6, 1.25.0 - 1.25.5, 1.26.0 - 1.26.4, 1.27.0 - 1.27.8, 1.28.0 - 1.28.11, 1.29.0 - 1.29.12, 1.30.0 - 1.30.9, 1.31.0 - 1.31.4, 1.32.0

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External links
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1122
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-0750
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2339405

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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.