Vulnerability · Published Dec 8, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-4122
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in podman. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability was found in buildah. Incorrect following of symlinks while reading .containerignore and .dockerignore results in information disclosure.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | golang-github-containers-buildah | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4122 |
| Debian:13 | golang-github-containers-buildah | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4122 |
| Debian:14 | golang-github-containers-buildah | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4122 |
| Go | github.com/containers/podman | no fix listed | GO-2022-1151 |
| Go | github.com/containers/podman/v2 | no fix listed | GO-2022-1151 |
| Go | github.com/containers/podman/v3 | no fix listed | GO-2022-1151 |
| Go | github.com/containers/podman/v4 | 4.5.0 | GO-2022-1151 |
| Go | github.com/containers/podman/v4 | 4.5.0 | GHSA-4crw-w8pw-2hmf |
| Rocky Linux:9 | podman | 4:5.2.2-13.el9_5 | RLSA-2024:9102 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | golang-github-containers-buildah | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4122 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | golang-github-containers-buildah | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4122 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | golang-github-containers-buildah | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4122 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N