Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting containers-common package, versions <1:0.1.37-5.0.2.module+el8.1.0+5440+994fc847


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-CONTAINERSCOMMON-2543497
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 25 Nov 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 containers-common to version 1:0.1.37-5.0.2.module+el8.1.0+5440+994fc847 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-3403.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The containers/image library used by the container tools Podman, Buildah, and Skopeo in Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 8 and CRI-O in OpenShift Container Platform, does not enforce TLS connections to the container registry authorization service. An attacker could use this vulnerability to launch a MiTM attack and steal login credentials or bearer tokens.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.9 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None