#VU103500 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in buildah - CVE-2024-11218

Vulnerability identifier: #VU103500

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11218

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
buildah
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration

Vendor: Container Projects

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions during the build process. A remote user can leverage usage of a --mount flag in RUN instructions in Containerfiles along with multi-stage builds with use of concurrently-executing build stages or multiple separate but concurrently-executing builds to expose content from the build host and perform read/write operations on the system with privileges of the podman system service.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

buildah: 1.0 - 1.38.0

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External links
https://github.com/containers/buildah/security/advisories/GHSA-5vpc-35f4-r8w6

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.