Vulnerability · Published Dec 8, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-4123
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity path traversal in podman. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in Buildah. The local path and the lowest subdirectory may be disclosed due to incorrect absolute path traversal, resulting in an impact to confidentiality.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | golang-github-containers-buildah | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4123 |
| Debian:13 | golang-github-containers-buildah | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4123 |
| Debian:14 | golang-github-containers-buildah | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4123 |
| Go | github.com/containers/podman/v4 | no fix listed | GHSA-rprg-4v7q-87v7 |
| Go | github.com/containers/podman/v4 | no fix listed | GO-2022-1159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | golang-github-containers-buildah | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4123 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | golang-github-containers-buildah | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4123 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | golang-github-containers-buildah | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4123 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-23, CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N