Description
A vulnerability was found in buildah. Incorrect following of symlinks while reading .containerignore and .dockerignore results in information disclosure.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | podman | Podman 4.3.0 | — |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | golang-github-containers-buildah | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | golang-github-containers-buildah | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | golang-github-containers-buildah | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | golang-github-containers-buildah | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | golang-github-containers-buildah | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | golang-github-containers-buildah | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | golang-github-containers-buildah | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | golang-github-containers-buildah | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | podman +4 | 2:5.2.2-1.el9 | RHSA-2024:9102 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | aardvark-dns | 2:1.5.0-2.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | buildah +1 | 1:1.29.3-1.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | cockpit-podman | 63.1-1.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | conmon | 3:2.1.6-1.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | container-selinux | 2:2.229.0-1.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | containernetworking-plugins | 1:1.2.0-1.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | containers-common | 2:1-65.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | crit +4 | 3.15-4.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | crun | 1.8.4-2.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | fuse-overlayfs | 1.11-1.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | libslirp +1 | 4.4.0-1.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | netavark | 2:1.5.1-3.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | oci-seccomp-bpf-hook | 1.2.8-1.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | podman +6 | 3:4.4.1-19.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | python-podman +1 | 4.4.1-1.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | runc | 1:1.1.12-1.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | skopeo +1 | 2:1.11.2-0.2.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | slirp4netns | 1.2.0-3.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | toolbox +1 | 0.0.99.3-7.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | udica | 0.2.6-20.module+el8.8.0+21741+dd5be1e7 | RHSA-2024:2077 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 9 | podman | 4:5.2.2-13.el9_5 | RLSA-2024:9102 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | podman | 5.6.1-2 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | podman +4 | 4:5.2.2-1.0.2.el9 | ELSA-2024-9102 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/containers/podman | all versions | — | GO-2022-1151 |
| Go | github.com/containers/podman/v2 | all versions | — | GO-2022-1151 |
| Go | github.com/containers/podman/v3 | all versions | — | GO-2022-1151 |
| Go | github.com/containers/podman/v4 | < 4.5.0 | 4.5.0 | GHSA-4crw-w8pw-2hmf |
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2024:9102 Red Hat Security Advisory: podman security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 16, 2026
- RHSA-2024:2077 Red Hat Security Advisory: container-tools:rhel8 security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 13, 2026
- RLSA-2024:9102 Moderate: podman security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 5, 2026
- ELSA-2024-9102 Moderate: podman security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 14, 2024