Use After Free in Apptainer

CVE-2023-30549

Apptainer is an open source container platform for Linux. There is an ext4 use-after-free flaw that is exploitable through versions of Apptainer < 1.1.0 and installations that include apptainer-suid < 1.1.8 on older operating systems where…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.004 (28.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-30549?
CVE-2023-30549 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apptainer, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-30549?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-30549 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.