Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Podman



Published: 2023-06-20
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-345
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity

EUVDB-ID: #VU77535

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to implementation of changes that removed the need of k8s/pause, however podman play kube was still trying to fetch it. An attacker with ability to control the source of an image could trick the application into using the default untusted infra image.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Podman: 3.0.0 - 3.4.4

External links

http://github.com/containers/podman/issues/12254
http://github.com/containers/podman/pull/12280
http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpod/+bug/2007972


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.



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