CVE-2018-10856

Description

It has been discovered that podman before version 0.6.1 does not drop capabilities when executing a container as a non-root user. This results in unnecessary privileges being granted to the container.

Categories

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: [UNKNOWN] podman
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10856 third party advisory issue tracking
https://github.com/projectatomic/libpod/commit/bae80a0b663925ec751ad2784ca32989403cdc24 third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2037 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10856?
CVE-2018-10856 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-10856?
To fix CVE-2018-10856, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-10856 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-10856 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-10856?
CVE-2018-10856 affects [UNKNOWN] podman.
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