CVE-2022-27651

Description

A flaw was found in buildah where containers were incorrectly started with non-empty default permissions. A bug was found in Moby (Docker Engine) where containers were incorrectly started with non-empty inheritable Linux process capabilities, enabling an attacker with access to programs with inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set when execve(2) runs. This has the potential to impact confidentiality and integrity.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a buildah
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2066840 third party advisory issue tracking
https://github.com/containers/buildah/security/advisories/GHSA-c3g4-w6cv-6v7h third party advisory
https://github.com/containers/buildah/commit/e7e55c988c05dd74005184ceb64f097a0cfe645b third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2VWH6X6HOFPO6HTESF42HIJZEPXSWVIO/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7NETC7I6RTMMBRJJQVJOJUPDK4W4PQSJ/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/25YI27MENCEPZTTGRVU6BQD5V53FNI52/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-27651?
CVE-2022-27651 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-27651?
To fix CVE-2022-27651, 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-2022-27651 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-27651 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-2022-27651?
CVE-2022-27651 affects n/a buildah.
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