Vulnerability · Published Mar 27, 2023 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2023-0778

Medium 6.8

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 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) flaw was found in podman. This issue may allow a malicious user to replace a normal file in a volume with a symlink while exporting the volume, allowing for access to arbitrary files on the host file system.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8aardvark-dns2:1.0.1-37.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8aardvark-dns2:1.5.0-2.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8buildah1:1.24.6-5.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8buildah1:1.29.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8buildah-tests1:1.29.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8buildah-tests1:1.24.6-5.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8cockpit-podman63.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3557+7ba9cc13ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8cockpit-podman46-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850fALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8conmon3:2.1.6-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8conmon2:2.1.4-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850fALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8container-selinux2:2.205.0-2.module_el8.8.0+3557+7ba9cc13ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8container-selinux2:2.199.0-1.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8containernetworking-plugins1:1.1.1-2.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850fALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8containernetworking-plugins1:1.2.0-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8containers-common2:1-37.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8containers-common2:1-63.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8crit3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8crit3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efbALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8crit3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8criu3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8criu3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efbALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8criu3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8criu-devel3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8criu-devel3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efbALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8criu-devel3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8criu-libs3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8criu-libs3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8criu-libs3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efbALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8crun1.6-1.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8crun1.8.1-2.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8fuse-overlayfs1.9-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850fALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8fuse-overlayfs1.10-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8libslirp4.4.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8libslirp4.4.0-1.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efbALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8libslirp4.4.0-1.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8libslirp-devel4.4.0-1.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efbALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8libslirp-devel4.4.0-1.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8libslirp-devel4.4.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8netavark2:1.0.1-37.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8netavark2:1.5.0-4.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8oci-seccomp-bpf-hook1.2.8-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8oci-seccomp-bpf-hook1.2.5-2.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8podman2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8podman3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8podman-catatonit3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8podman-catatonit2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8podman-docker3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8podman-docker2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8podman-gvproxy3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8podman-gvproxy2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8podman-plugins2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8podman-plugins3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8podman-remote3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8podman-remote2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8podman-tests3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8podman-tests2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8python3-criu3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efbALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8python3-criu3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8python3-criu3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8python3-podman4.4.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8python3-podman4.0.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8runc1:1.1.4-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850fALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8runc1:1.1.4-1.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8skopeo2:1.11.2-0.2.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8skopeo2:1.6.2-6.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8skopeo-tests2:1.6.2-6.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8skopeo-tests2:1.11.2-0.2.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8slirp4netns1.1.8-2.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8slirp4netns1.1.8-2.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efbALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8slirp4netns1.2.0-2.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8toolbox0.0.99.3-7.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8toolbox0.0.99.3-7.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8toolbox-tests0.0.99.3-7.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8toolbox-tests0.0.99.3-7.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82ALSA-2023:2802
AlmaLinux:8udica0.2.6-20.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910ALSA-2023:2758
AlmaLinux:8udica0.2.6-3.module_el8.6.0+2886+d33c3efbALSA-2023:2802
Alpine:v3.20podman4.4.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-0778
Alpine:v3.21podman4.4.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-0778
Alpine:v3.22podman4.4.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-0778
Alpine:v3.23podman4.4.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-0778
Alpine:v3.24podman4.4.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-0778
Debian:12libpod4.3.1+ds1-7DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0778
Gogithub.com/containers/podman/v44.4.2GHSA-qwqv-rqgf-8qh8
Gogithub.com/containers/podman/v44.4.2GO-2023-1681
Rocky Linux:8cockpit-podman0:46-1.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297RLSA-2023:2802
Rocky Linux:8criu0:3.15-3.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297RLSA-2023:2758
Rocky Linux:8criu0:3.15-3.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297RLSA-2023:2802
Rocky Linux:8libslirp0:4.4.0-1.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297RLSA-2023:2758
Rocky Linux:8libslirp0:4.4.0-1.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297RLSA-2023:2802
Rocky Linux:8oci-seccomp-bpf-hook0:1.2.5-2.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297RLSA-2023:2802

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a podman unknown

Weakness: CWE-367 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References