Fedora EPEL 9 update for apptainer
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-23538 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-522 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system apptainer Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Fedoraproject |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Insufficiently protected credentials
EUVDB-ID: #VU71422
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23538
CWE-ID:
CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficiently protected credentials when pulling container images. A remote administrator can obtain the HTTP Authorization header.
MitigationUpgrade apptainer to version 1.1.6-1.el9.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 9
apptainer: before 1.1.6-1.el9
External linkshttp://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-5f32ecbc71
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
