Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-25040
High 8.8
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 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 18.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Sylabs Singularity through 3.6.2 has Insecure Permissions on temporary directories used in explicit and implicit container build operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2020-25039.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | singularity | 3.6.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-25040 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | singularity | 3.6.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-25040 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | singularity | 3.6.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-25040 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | singularity | 3.6.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-25040 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | singularity | 3.6.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-25040 |
| Go | github.com/sylabs/singularity | 3.6.3 | GHSA-jv9c-w74q-6762 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | singularity-container | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25040 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | singularity-container | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25040 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://medium.com/sylabs x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/hpcng/singularity/security/advisories/GHSA-jv9c-w74q-6762 x_refsource_MISC
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1497 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1529 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE