Improper Privilege Management in buildah



| Updated: 2024-04-23
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-1753
CWE-ID CWE-269
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 buildah
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration

Vendor Container Projects

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU87616

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1753

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application allows containers to mount arbitrary locations on the host filesystem into build containers. A remote attacker can escalate privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

buildah: 1.20.0 - 1.35.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1753
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2265513
https://github.com/containers/buildah/security/advisories/GHSA-pmf3-c36m-g5cf
https://github.com/containers/podman/security/advisories/GHSA-874v-pj72-92f3
https://github.com/containers/buildah/releases/tag/v1.34.2
https://github.com/containers/buildah/releases/tag/v1.24.7
https://github.com/containers/buildah/releases/tag/v1.26.7


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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