Placement of User into Incorrect Group Affecting buildah package, versions <1:1.24.6-5.module+el8.8.0+20984+ab6ce66c


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-BUILDAH-3137515
  • published22 Nov 2022
  • disclosed13 Sept 2022

Introduced: 13 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-2989  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-842  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 buildah to version 1:1.24.6-5.module+el8.8.0+20984+ab6ce66c or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-2802.

NVD Description

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

An incorrect handling of the supplementary groups in the Podman container engine might lead to the sensitive information disclosure or possible data modification if an attacker has direct access to the affected container where supplementary groups are used to set access permissions and is able to execute a binary code in that container.

CVSS Scores

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