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High ALSA-2019:0975 1 CVE

Important: container-tools:rhel8 security and bug fix update

Published May 7, 2019 · Updated Nov 5, 2026

Summary

The container-tools module contains tools for working with containers, notably podman, buildah, skopeo, and runc.

Security Fix(es):

* A flaw was found in the way runc handled system file descriptors when running containers. A malicious container could use this flaw to overwrite contents of the runc binary and consequently run arbitrary commands on the container host system. (CVE-2019-5736)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Bug Fix(es):

* [stream rhel8] rebase container-selinux to 2.94 (BZ#1693675)

* [stream rhel8] unable to mount disk at `/var/lib/containers` via `systemd` unit when `container-selinux` policy installed (BZ#1695669)

* [stream rhel8] don't allow a container to connect to random services (BZ#1695689)

Fixed packages 6

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 oci-systemd-hook 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.5.0+119+9a9ec082
AlmaLinux · 8 oci-systemd-hook 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.4.0+2496+12421f43
AlmaLinux · 8 oci-systemd-hook 1:0.1.15-2.git2d0b8a3.module_el8.3.0+2044+12421f43
AlmaLinux · 8 oci-umount 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.5.0+119+9a9ec082
AlmaLinux · 8 oci-umount 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.4.0+2496+12421f43
AlmaLinux · 8 oci-umount 2:2.3.4-2.git87f9237.module_el8.3.0+2044+12421f43

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1664908
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1693675
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1695669
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1695689
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2019-0975.html
  • report
    https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2019-5736