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
- Apptainer — versions < 1.1.8
- Lfprojects Apptainer
- Sylabs Singularity
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Not Applicable)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Not Applicable)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
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.