CVE-2023-38496
Version 1.2.0-rc.2 introduced an ineffective privilege drop when requesting container network setup, therefore subsequent functions are called with root privileges, the attack surface is rather limited for users but an attacker could possibly craft a…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Apptainer is an open source container platform. Version 1.2.0-rc.2 introduced an ineffective privilege drop when requesting container network setup, therefore subsequent functions are called with root privileges, the attack surface is rather limited for users but an attacker could possibly craft a starter config to delete any directory on the host filesystems. A security fix has been included in Apptainer 1.2.1. There is no known workaround outside of upgrading to Apptainer 1.2.1.
- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.26% probability · 18th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269, CWE-271
- Affected
- lfprojects/apptainer
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer/pull/1523Patch
- https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer/pull/1578Patch
- https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer/security/advisories/GHSA-mmx5-32m4-wxvxPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer/pull/1523Patch
- https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer/pull/1578Patch
- https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer/security/advisories/GHSA-mmx5-32m4-wxvxPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.