#VU47117 Information disclosure in Podman - CVE-2020-14370
Published: September 23, 2020 / Updated: September 27, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47117
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14370
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Podman
Podman
Software vendor:
Container Projects
Container Projects
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the way application processes environment variables with deprecated Varlink API or the Docker-compatible REST API. If multiple containers are created in a short duration, the environment variables from the first container gets leaked into subsequent containers. A remote user with control over the subsequent containers could use this flaw to gain access to sensitive information stored in such variables.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.