Use After Free in Podman Project

CVE-2022-2738

The version of podman as released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras via RHSA-2022:2190 advisory included an incorrect version of podman missing the fix for CVE-2020-8945, which was previously fixed via RHSA-2020:2117. This issue could possibly be used to crash or cause potential code execution in Go applications that use the Go GPGME wrapper library, under certain conditions, during GPG signature verification.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.009 (58.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2738?
CVE-2022-2738 is a high-severity vulnerability in Podman Project, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-2738?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2738 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.