Summary
The container-tools module contains tools for working with containers, notably podman, buildah, skopeo, and runc.
Security Fix(es):
* golang: crypto/ssh: crafted authentication request can lead to nil pointer dereference (CVE-2020-29652)
* podman: Remote traffic to rootless containers is seen as orginating from localhost (CVE-2021-20199)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 11
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | cockpit-podman | 29-2.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | conmon | 2:2.0.26-1.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | containernetworking-plugins | 0.9.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | crit | 3.15-1.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | criu | 3.15-1.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | fuse-overlayfs | 1.4.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | libslirp | 4.3.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | libslirp-devel | 4.3.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | python3-criu | 3.15-1.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | slirp4netns | 1.1.8-1.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | udica | 0.2.4-1.module_el8.6.0+2876+9ed4eae2 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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High 7.5
golang.org/x/crypto/ssh NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability
A nil pointer dereference in the golang.org/x/crypto/ssh component through v0.0.0-20201203163018-be400aefbc4c for Go allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service against SSH servers.
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Medium 5.9
Podman Origin Validation Error
Rootless containers run with Podman, receive all traffic with a source IP address of 127.0.0.1 (including from remote hosts). This impacts containerized applications that trust localhost (127.0.01) connections by default and do not require authentication. Thi…