Description
A flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | cri-o | 1.30.0 – < 1.30.1, 1.29.4 – < 1.29.5, 1.28.6 – < 1.28.7 | 1.30.1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | — | — |
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.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift 4 | bpftool | 7.3.0-427.24.1.el9_4 | RHSA-2024:4159 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 4 | cri-o | 1.25.5-21.2.rhaos4.12.gita3eb75f.el8 | RHSA-2024:4486, RHSA-2024:4159, RHSA-2024:4008 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 4 | openshift +5 | 4.16.0-202406191607.p0.g58452d8.assembly.stream.el8 | RHSA-2024:4159 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 4 | perf +80 | 5.14.0-427.24.1.el9_4 | RHSA-2024:4159 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/cri-o/cri-o | >= 1.28.6, < 1.28.7 | 1.28.7 | GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8 |
| Go | github.com/cri-o/cri-o | >= 1.29.4, < 1.29.5 | 1.29.5 | GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8 |
| Go | github.com/cri-o/cri-o | >= 1.30.0, < 1.30.1 | 1.30.1 | GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8 |
| Go | github.com/cri-o/cri-o | >= 1.28.6, < 1.28.7 · >= 1.29.4, < 1.29.5 · >= 1.30.0, < 1.30.1 | 1.28.7, 1.29.5, 1.30.1 | GO-2024-2919 |
Advisories 6
- RHSA-2024:4159 Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.1 packages and security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 14, 2026
- RHSA-2024:4486 Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.45 packages and security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 22, 2026
- RHSA-2024:4008 Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.60 packages and security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 22, 2026
- RHSA-2024:3700 Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.29 packages and security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 22, 2026
- RHSA-2024:3676 Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.17 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 22, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-1362 Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Offenlegung von Informationen und Dateimanipulation BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Dec 10, 2024
References
- RHSA-2024:10818 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2024:3676 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2024:3700 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2024:4008 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2024:4159 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2024:4486 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5154 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2280190 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/security/advisories/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8