#VU25983 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Podman - CVE-2020-1726

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#VU25983 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Podman - CVE-2020-1726

Published: March 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25983
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1726
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Podman
Software vendor:
Container Projects

Description

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

The vulnerability exists in Podman where it incorrectly allows containers when created to overwrite existing files in volumes, even if they are mounted as read-only. When a user runs a malicious container or a container based on a malicious image with an attached volume that is used for the first time, it is possible to trigger the flaw and overwrite files in the volume.T


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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