CVE-2024-5154

Cri-o: malicious container can create symlink on host

Description

A flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • There is no mitigation available for this vulnerability, a package update is required.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.11%
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Affected: Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
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Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10818 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3676 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3700 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4008 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4486 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5154 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2280190 issue tracking
https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/security/advisories/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-5154?
CVE-2024-5154 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-5154?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2024-5154: There is no mitigation available for this vulnerability, a package update is required.
Is CVE-2024-5154 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-5154 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-2024-5154?
CVE-2024-5154 affects Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12, Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13, Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14, Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15, Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11.
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