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 |
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
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
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
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:containers:libpod:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:containers:libpod:4.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:containers:libpod:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://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.
