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CVE-2021-20188

A flaw was found in podman before 1.7.0. File permissions for non-root users running in a privileged container are not correctly checked. This flaw can be abused by a low-privileged user inside the...

Published: Feb 11, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-863
7.0HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 82.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Improper Authorization in github.com/containers/libpod

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-863

Affected Products

redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
openshift container platformOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Go
package-ecosystem
github.com/containers/libpod
OSS Libraries
podman project
oss-project·USaka podman
podmanOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20188
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/containers/podman/commit/2c7b579fe7328dc6db48bdaf60d0ddd9136b1e24
github.com
https://github.com/containers/podman/commit/c8bd4746151e6ae37d49c4688f2f64e03db429fc
github.com
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