Singularity update for umoci
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-29136 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-61 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Singularity Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | Singularity |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
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
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's repository.
Singularity: 3.0.0 - 3.7.2
External linkshttp://github.com/hpcng/singularity/releases/tag/v3.7.3
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.
