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CVE-2023-0778: Podman Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

March 27, 2023

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.

References

  • access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0778
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2168256
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-qwqv-rqgf-8qh8
  • github.com/containers/podman/commit/6ca857feb07a5fdc96fd947afef03916291673d8
  • github.com/containers/podman/pull/17528
  • github.com/containers/podman/pull/17532
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0778

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Affected versions

All versions before 4.4.2

Fixed versions

  • v4.4.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.4.2 or above.

Impact 6.8 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Source file

go/github.com/containers/podman/v4/CVE-2023-0778.yml

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