Auth bypass in Podman Project
CVE-2022-2989
An incorrect handling of the supplementary groups in the Podman container engine might lead to the sensitive information disclosure or possible data modification if an attacker has direct access to the affected container where supplementary groups are used to set access permissions and is able to execute a binary code in that container.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Podman Project
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Openshift Container Platform — versions 3.11, 4.0
- Podman — versions no fixed version known
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.benthamsgaze.org/2022/08/22/vulnerability-in-linux-containers-investigation… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2989?
- CVE-2022-2989 is a high-severity vulnerability in Podman Project, classified under CWE-842. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-09-13.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2989?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.