Origin validation error in Containers Podman
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-20199 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-346 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Podman Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | Container Projects |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerabilities.
Updated: 12.02.2021
Updated list of affected and fixed software.
1) Origin validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU50275
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20199
CWE-ID:
CWE-346 - Origin Validation Error
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authentication when connecting from all sources. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and bypass access restrictions to containerized applications.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPodman: 1.8.0 - 2.2.1
External linkshttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1919050
http://github.com/containers/podman/issues/5138
http://github.com/containers/podman/pull/9052
http://github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit/pull/206
http://github.com/containers/podman/releases/tag/v3.0.0
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
