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CVE-2024-5154

Cri-o: malicious container can create symlink on host

Published: Jun 12, 2024Updated: Jun 23, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-22
8.1HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 33.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:RS:CC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

Red Hat
commercial·USaka redhat
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12SaaSWeb App
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15MixedSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17MixedSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11MixedSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Go
package-ecosystem
github.com/cri-o/cri-o
OSS Libraries
kubernetes
oss-project·USaka k8s
cri-oOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
CRI-O
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10818
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3676
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3700
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