Privilege escalation in Podman Project
CVE-2022-1227
A privilege escalation flaw was found in Podman. This flaw allows an attacker to publish a malicious image to a public registry. Once this image is downloaded by a potential victim, the vulnerability is triggered after a user runs the 'podman top' command. This action gives the attacker access to the host filesystem, leading to information disclosure or denial of service.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.042 (90.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.042 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Podman Project
- Psgo Project
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35
- Red Hat Developer Tools — versions 1.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 8.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux For IBM Z Systems — versions 7.0, 8.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian — versions 7.0, 8.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 8.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/containers/podman/issues/10941 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240628-0001/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1227?
- CVE-2022-1227 is a high-severity vulnerability in Podman Project, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-04-29.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1227?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-1227 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.