#VU89056 UNIX symbolic link following in Podman - CVE-2022-4122

 

#VU89056 UNIX symbolic link following in Podman - CVE-2022-4122

Published: April 29, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89056
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4122
CWE-ID: CWE-61
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Podman
Software vendor:
Container Projects

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue while reading .containerignore and .dockerignore. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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