SB2021120807 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Podman
Published: December 8, 2021
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41190)
CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error. A remote authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a type confusion error and interpret the resulting content differently.
2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4024)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the "podman machine" function. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.