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CVE-2022-2990

Published: Sep 13, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-842
NVD MITRE
7.1CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 76.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An incorrect handling of the supplementary groups in the Buildah container engine might lead to the sensitive information disclosure or possible data modification if an attacker has direct access to the affected container where supplementary groups are used to set access permissions and is able to execute a binary code in that container.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-842CWE-863

Affected Products

buildahbuildah project
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
openshift container platformredhat
SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
enterprise linuxredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
buildahn/a
github.com/containers/buildahGoOSS Libraries
buildah projectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka buildah
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
gopackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2121453
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://www.benthamsgaze.org/2022/08/22/vulnerability-in-linux-containers-investigation-and-mitigation/
benthamsgaze.org
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2990
nvd.nist.gov
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Timeline

Published
Sep 13, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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