Arbitrary file overwrite in Open Container Initiative umoci

1) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU51962

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29136

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue when processing crafted images. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image with symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it, when "umoci unpack" or "umoci raw unpack" is used.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

umoci: 0.4.0 - 0.4.6

External links

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/06/2
http://github.com/opencontainers/umoci/commit/d9efc31daf2206f7d3fdb839863cf7a576a2eb57
http://github.com/opencontainers/umoci/security/advisories/GHSA-9m95-8hx6-7p9v

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.