Vulnerability identifier: #VU77535

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-345

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Podman
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Container Projects

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to implementation of changes that removed the need of k8s/pause, however podman play kube was still trying to fetch it. An attacker with ability to control the source of an image could trick the application into using the default untusted infra image.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Podman: 3.0.0 - 3.4.4

---

External links
http://github.com/containers/podman/issues/12254
http://github.com/containers/podman/pull/12280
http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpod/+bug/2007972

---

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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