CVE-2024-9676
published 2024-10-15CVE-2024-9676: A vulnerability was found in Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O. A symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library can cause Podman, Buildah, and…
PriorityP337medium6.5CVSS 3.1
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EPSS
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A vulnerability was found in Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O. A symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library can cause Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O to hang and result in a denial of service via OOM kill when running a malicious image using an automatically assigned user namespace (`--userns=auto` in Podman and Buildah). The containers/storage library will read /etc/passwd inside the container, but does not properly validate if that file is a symlink, which can be used to cause the library to read an arbitrary file on the host.
Affected
46 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | golang-github-containers-storage | < golang-github-containers-storage 1.55.1+ds1-1 (forky) | golang-github-containers-storage 1.55.1+ds1-1 (forky) |
| msrc | azl3_libcontainers-common_20240213-3_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_skopeo_1.14.4-3_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_skopeo_1.14.4-5_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_cri-o_1.22.3-14_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_libcontainers-common_20210626-7_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_skopeo_1.14.2-10_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_skopeo_1.14.2-9_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_x64 | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_arm_64 | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solution | — | — |
| redhat | openshift_container_platform | — | — |
| redhat | openshift_container_platform | — | — |
| redhat | openshift_container_platform | — | — |
| redhat | openshift_container_platform | — | — |
| redhat | openshift_container_platform | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
vendor_msrc6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-wq2p-5pc6-wpgf: A vulnerability was found in Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O
ghsa_unreviewed·2024-10-15
CVE-2024-9676 [MEDIUM] CWE-22 GHSA-wq2p-5pc6-wpgf: A vulnerability was found in Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O
A vulnerability was found in Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O. A symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library can cause Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O to hang and result in a denial of service via OOM kill when running a malicious image using an automatically assigned user namespace (`--userns=auto` in Podman and Buildah). The containers/storage library will read /etc/passwd inside the container, but does not properly validate if that file is a symlink, which can be used to cause the library to read an arbitrary file on the host.
OSV
CVE-2024-9676: A vulnerability was found in Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O
osv·2024-10-15·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2024-9676 [MEDIUM] CVE-2024-9676: A vulnerability was found in Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O
A vulnerability was found in Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O. A symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library can cause Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O to hang and result in a denial of service via OOM kill when running a malicious image using an automatically assigned user namespace (`--userns=auto` in Podman and Buildah). The containers/storage library will read /etc/passwd inside the container, but does not properly validate if that file is a symlink, which can be used to cause the library to read an arbitrary file on the host.
Red Hat
Podman: Buildah: CRI-O: symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library can cause Denial of Service (DoS)
vendor_redhat·2024-10-15·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2024-9676 [MEDIUM] CWE-22 Podman: Buildah: CRI-O: symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library can cause Denial of Service (DoS)
Podman: Buildah: CRI-O: symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library can cause Denial of Service (DoS)
A vulnerability was found in Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O. A symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library can cause Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O to hang and result in a denial of service via OOM kill when running a malicious image using an automatically assigned user namespace (`--userns=auto` in Podman and Buildah). The containers/storage library will read /etc/passwd inside the container, but does not properly validate if that file is a symlink, which can be used to cause the library to read an arbitrary file on the host.
A vulnerability was found in Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O. A symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library ca
Microsoft
Podman: buildah: cri-o: symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library can cause denial of service (dos)
vendor_msrc·2024-10-08·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2024-9676 [MEDIUM] CWE-22 Podman: buildah: cri-o: symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library can cause denial of service (dos)
Podman: buildah: cri-o: symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library can cause denial of service (dos)
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
redhat: redhat
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Debian
CVE-2024-9676: golang-github-containers-storage - A vulnerability was found in Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O. A symlink traversal vul...
vendor_debian·2024·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2024-9676 [MEDIUM] CVE-2024-9676: golang-github-containers-storage - A vulnerability was found in Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O. A symlink traversal vul...
A vulnerability was found in Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O. A symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library can cause Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O to hang and result in a denial of service via OOM kill when running a malicious image using an automatically assigned user namespace (`--userns=auto` in Podman and Buildah). The containers/storage library will read /etc/passwd inside the container, but does not properly validate if that file is a symlink, which can be used to cause the library to read an arbitrary file on the host.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.55.1+ds1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.55.1+ds1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.55.1+ds1-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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2024-10-15
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