Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 vulnerability

A vulnerability was found in `podman build` and `buildah.` This issue occurs in a container breakout by using --jobs=2 and a race condition when building a malicious Containerfile. SELinux might mitigate it, but even with SELinux on, it still allows the enumeration of files and directories on the host.

Published 22 Jan 2025Updated 13 Oct 202632 sources
CVSS 8.6

What happened

A vulnerability was found in `podman build` and `buildah.` This issue occurs in a container breakout by using --jobs=2 and a race condition when building a malicious Containerfile. SELinux might mitigate it, but even with SELinux on, it still allows the enumeration of files and directories on the host.

Affected versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: before 1.33.12 (semver); 1.35.0 through before 1.35.5 (semver); 1.37.0 through before 1.37.6 (semver); 1.38.0 through before 1.38.1 (semver) Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

  • Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
  • Review affected product exposure and access logs.

Public PoC references

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