Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Affecting crit package, versions <0:3.15-3.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-CRIT-14150050
  • published29 Nov 2025
  • disclosed27 Mar 2023

Introduced: 27 Mar 2023

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 crit to version 0:3.15-3.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2023:2802.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream crit package and not the crit package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux: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 Base Scores

version 3.1