Vulnerability in Podman_project Podman
CVE-2023-0778
A Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) flaw was found in podman. This issue may allow a malicious user to replace a normal file in a volume with a symlink while exporting the volume, allowing for access to arbitrary files on the host file sy…
Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)
EPSS: 0.005 (41.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Podman_project Podman
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- N/a Podman — versions unknown
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-0778?
- CVE-2023-0778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Podman_project Podman, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-03-27.
- How severe is CVE-2023-0778?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-0778 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.