Improper Privilege Management in Podman
| 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 Subscribe |
Podman Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | Container Projects |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Improper Privilege Management
EUVDB-ID: #VU87616
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1753
CWE-ID:
CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPodman: 4.9.0 - 4.9.3
External linkshttp://github.com/containers/libpod/releases/tag/v4.9.4
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.
