Path traversal in Podman - CVE-2019-10152
Published: September 2, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20502
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10152
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Container Projects
Affected software:
Podman
Podman
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to the software does not properly resolve symlinks within containers. A local authenticated attacker who has compromised an existing container can cause arbitrary files on the host filesystem to be read/written when an administrator tries to copy a file from/to the container.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10152
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.