Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-13846
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the singularity package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 28.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Sylabs Singularity 3.5.0 through 3.5.3 fails to report an error in a Status Code.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | singularity | 3.6.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-13846 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | singularity | 3.6.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-13846 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | singularity | 3.6.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-13846 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | singularity | 3.6.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-13846 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | singularity | 3.6.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-13846 |
| Go | github.com/sylabs/singularity | 3.6.0 | GHSA-6w7g-p4jh-rf92 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | singularity-container | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13846 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | singularity-container | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13846 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://medium.com/sylabs x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/hpcng/singularity/security/advisories/GHSA-6w7g-p4jh-rf92 x_refsource_MISC
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1011 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1037 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1100 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE