Race condition in podman
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-0778 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-367 |
| 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 one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
EUVDB-ID: #VU74843
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0778
CWE-ID:
CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition. A remote attacker can replace a normal file in a volume with a symlink while exporting the volume, allowing for access to arbitrary files on the host file system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPodman: 4.0.0 - 4.4.1
External linkshttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2168256
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.
