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Medium · 6.3 CVE-2021-32635 EUVD-2021-1270GHSA-5mv9-q7fq-9394

Action Commands (run/shell/exec) Against Library URIs Ignore Configured Remote Endpoint

Published May 28, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Singularity is an open source container platform. In verions 3.7.2 and 3.7.3, Dde to incorrect use of a default URL, `singularity` action commands (`run`/`shell`/`exec`) specifying a container using a `library://` URI will always attempt to retrieve the container from the default remote endpoint (`cloud.sylabs.io`) rather than the configured remote endpoint. An attacker may be able to push a malicious container to the default remote endpoint with a URI that is identical to the URI used by a victim with a non-default remote endpoint, thus executing the malicious container. Only action commands (`run`/`shell`/`exec`) against `library://` URIs are affected. Other commands such as `pull` / `push` respect the configured remote endpoint. The vulnerability is patched in Singularity version 3.7.4. Two possible workarounds exist: Users can only interact with the default remote endpoint, or an installation can have an execution control list configured to restrict execution to containers signed with specific secure keys.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
sylabs singularity >= 3.7.2, <= 3.7.3 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS singularity-container No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 singularity-container No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS singularity-container No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS singularity-container No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed singularity 3.8.3-1.2 openSUSE-SU-2024:11384-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.24 singularity 3.7.4-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 singularity 3.7.4-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 singularity 3.7.4-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 singularity 3.7.4-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 singularity 3.7.4-r0 —
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.19 singularity 3.7.4-r0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Go github.com/sylabs/singularity >= 3.7.2, < 3.7.4 3.7.4 GHSA-5mv9-q7fq-9394

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