Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Affecting containers-common package, versions <2:1-37.module+el8.8.0+17954+9046de88


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-CONTAINERSCOMMON-5559361
  • published16 Feb 2023
  • disclosed15 Feb 2023

Introduced: 15 Feb 2023

CVE-2023-0778  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-367  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 containers-common to version 2:1-37.module+el8.8.0+17954+9046de88 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream containers-common package and not the containers-common package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) flaw was found in podman. This issue may allow a malicious user to replace a normal file in a volume with a symlink while exporting the volume, allowing for access to arbitrary files on the host file system.

CVSS Scores

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