CVE-2024-9341 Information

Description

A flaw was found in Go. When FIPS mode is enabled on a system container runtimes may incorrectly handle certain file paths due to improper validation in the containers/common Go library. This flaw allows an attacker to exploit symbolic links and trick the system into mounting sensitive host directories inside a container. This issue also allows attackers to access critical host files bypassing the intended isolation between containers and the host system.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Reference

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9341 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2315691 https://github.com/containers/common/blob/384f77532f67afc8a73d8e0c4adb0d195df57714/pkg/subscriptions/subscriptions.go#L169 https://github.com/containers/common/blob/384f77532f67afc8a73d8e0c4adb0d195df57714/pkg/subscriptions/subscriptions.go#L349

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

LOW

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.4