CVE-2023-38496
Global infos:
Apptainer is an open source container platform. Version 1.2.0-rc.2 introduced an ineffective privilege drop when requesting container network setup, therefore subsequent functions are called with root privileges, the attack surface is rather limited for users but an attacker could possibly craft a starter config to delete any directory on the host filesystems. A security fix has been included in Apptainer 1.2.1. There is no known workaround outside of upgrading to Apptainer 1.2.1.
CVE Status: Modified
References:
Metrics:
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Attack Complexity | LOW |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Availability Impact | HIGH |
| Base Score | 6.1 |
| Base Severity | MEDIUM |
| Confidentiality Impact | NONE |
| Integrity Impact | LOW |
| Privileges Required | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| User Interaction | REQUIRED |
| Vector String | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
| Exploitability Score | 1.8 |
| Impact Score | 4.2 |
| Source | [email protected] |
| Type | Secondary |