Vulnerability in Podman Project
CVE-2022-27649
A flaw was found in Podman, where containers were started incorrectly with non-empty default permissions. A vulnerability was found in Moby (Docker Engine), where containers were started incorrectly with non-empty inheritable Linux process capabilities. This flaw allows an attacker with access to programs with inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set when execve(2) runs.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (73.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Podman Project
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35, 36
- Red Hat Developer Tools — versions 1.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0, 8.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 8.4, 8.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux For IBM Z Systems — versions 8.0, 8.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux For IBM Z Systems Eus — versions 8.4, 8.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus — versions 8.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 8.4, 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/security/advisories/GHSA-qvf8-p83w-v58j (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/containers/podman/commit/aafa80918a245edcbdaceb1191d749570f1872d0 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-27649?
- CVE-2022-27649 is a high-severity vulnerability in Podman Project, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2022-27649?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-27649 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.