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Description

A vulnerability was found in Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O. A symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library can cause Podman, Buildah, and CRI-O to hang and result in a denial of service via OOM kill when running a malicious image using an automatically assigned user namespace (`--userns=auto` in Podman and Buildah). The containers/storage library will read /etc/passwd inside the container, but does not properly validate if that file is a symlink, which can be used to cause the library to read an arbitrary file on the host.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— containers/storage < 1.55.1 1.55.1
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support — —
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 OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 — —

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
Debian 14 golang-github-containers-storage 1.55.1+ds1-1 —
Debian 13 golang-github-containers-storage 1.55.1+ds1-1 —
Debian 12 golang-github-containers-storage No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS golang-github-containers-storage No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS golang-github-containers-buildah No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS golang-github-containers-storage No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS golang-github-containers-buildah No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS golang-github-containers-storage No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 buildah +1 2:1.37.5-1.el9_5 RHSA-2024:9459
RHEL 9 podman +4 4:4.9.4-16.el9_4 RHSA-2024:9454, RHSA-2024:9051
RHEL 8 aardvark-dns 2:1.10.1-2.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 buildah +1 2:1.33.11-1.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 cockpit-podman 84.1-1.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 conmon 3:2.1.10-1.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 container-selinux 2:2.229.0-2.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 containernetworking-plugins 1:1.4.0-5.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 containers-common 2:1-82.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 crit +4 3.18-5.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 crun 1.14.3-2.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 fuse-overlayfs 1.13-1.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 libslirp +1 4.4.0-2.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 netavark 2:1.10.3-1.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 oci-seccomp-bpf-hook 1.2.10-1.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 podman +6 4:4.9.4-18.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 python-podman +1 4.9.0-3.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 runc 1:1.1.12-5.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 skopeo +1 2:1.14.5-3.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 slirp4netns 1.2.3-1.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 toolbox +1 0.0.99.5-2.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
RHEL 8 udica 0.2.6-21.module+el8.10.0+22417+2fb00970 RHSA-2024:10289
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9.4 EUS buildah +1 2:1.33.11-1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:9926
Red Hat Openshift Ironic 4 openstack-ironic +5 1:21.0.1-0.20240913135525.114badc.el9 RHSA-2024:8694
Red Hat Openshift Ironic 4 python-zipp +1 3.19.1-1.el9 RHSA-2024:8418
Red Hat OpenShift 4 buildah +1 1:1.29.1-5.rhaos4.13.el9 RHSA-2024:8690
Red Hat OpenShift 4 conmon 3:2.1.7-5.rhaos4.13.el8 RHSA-2024:8690
Red Hat OpenShift 4 containernetworking-plugins 1:1.4.0-4.rhaos4.12.el8 RHSA-2024:8700, RHSA-2024:8694, RHSA-2024:8690
Red Hat OpenShift 4 cri-o 1.25.5-5.rhaos4.12.git53dc492.el9 RHSA-2024:8700, RHSA-2024:8694, RHSA-2024:8690
Red Hat OpenShift 4 cri-tools 1.26.0-7.el8 RHSA-2024:8690
Red Hat OpenShift 4 haproxy +1 2.2.24-5.rhaos4.13.el8 RHSA-2024:8690
Red Hat OpenShift 4 ignition +1 2.15.0-10.rhaos4.13.el9 RHSA-2024:8690
Red Hat OpenShift 4 openshift +1 4.13.0-202410181847.p0.g53fd427.assembly.stream.el8 RHSA-2024:8690
Red Hat OpenShift 4 openshift-ansible +1 4.13.0-202410181847.p0.g1397e80.assembly.stream.el8 RHSA-2024:8690
Red Hat OpenShift 4 openshift-clients +1 4.13.0-202410181847.p0.gd192e90.assembly.stream.el8 RHSA-2024:8690
Red Hat OpenShift 4 openshift-kuryr +4 4.13.0-202410181847.p0.g36754b7.assembly.stream.el8 RHSA-2024:8690
Red Hat OpenShift 4 openshift4-aws-iso 4.13.0-202410181847.p0.gd2acdd5.assembly.stream.el8 RHSA-2024:8690
Red Hat OpenShift 4 podman +6 3:4.2.0-12.rhaos4.12.el9 RHSA-2024:8984, RHSA-2024:8700, RHSA-2024:8694
Red Hat OpenShift 4 runc 4:1.1.14-2.rhaos4.13.el8 RHSA-2024:8690
Red Hat OpenShift 4 skopeo +1 2:1.9.4-7.rhaos4.12.el8 RHSA-2024:8700, RHSA-2024:8694, RHSA-2024:8690

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 buildah +1 2:1.37.5-1.el9_5 ALSA-2024:9459
AlmaLinux 9 podman +4 4:4.9.4-16.el9_4 ALSA-2024:9454, ALSA-2024:9051
AlmaLinux 8 aardvark-dns 2:1.10.1-2.module_el8.10.0+3901+4b80ecd7 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 buildah +1 2:1.33.11-1.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f5 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 cockpit-podman 84.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 conmon 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 container-selinux 2:2.229.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 containernetworking-plugins 1:1.4.0-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 containers-common 2:1-82.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 crit +1 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 criu 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 criu-devel +1 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 crun 1.14.3-2.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 fuse-overlayfs 1.13-1.module_el8.10.0+3792+03eaed9c ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 libslirp 4.4.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 libslirp-devel 4.4.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 netavark 2:1.10.3-1.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 oci-seccomp-bpf-hook 1.2.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3792+03eaed9c ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 podman +6 4:4.9.4-18.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f5 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 python3-podman 4.9.0-3.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f5 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 runc 1:1.1.12-5.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 skopeo +1 2:1.14.5-3.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 slirp4netns 1.2.3-1.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 toolbox 0.0.99.5-2.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552 ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 toolbox-tests 0.0.99.5-2.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f ALSA-2024:10289
AlmaLinux 8 udica 0.2.6-21.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f5 ALSA-2024:10289

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 9 podman 4:4.9.4-16.el9_4 RLSA-2024:9051
Rocky Linux 8 aardvark-dns 2:1.10.1-2.module+el8.10.0+1874+ce489889 RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 buildah 2:1.33.11-1.module+el8.10.0+1896+b18fa106 RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 cockpit-podman 84.1-1.module+el8.10.0+1815+5fe7415e RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 conmon 3:2.1.10-1.module+el8.10.0+1815+5fe7415e RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 container-selinux 2:2.229.0-2.module+el8.10.0+1815+5fe7415e RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 containernetworking-plugins 1:1.4.0-5.module+el8.10.0+1843+6892ab28 RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 containers-common 2:1-82.module+el8.10.0+1843+6892ab28 RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 criu 3.18-5.module+el8.10.0+1815+5fe7415e RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 crun 1.14.3-2.module+el8.10.0+1815+5fe7415e RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 fuse-overlayfs 1.13-1.module+el8.10.0+1815+5fe7415e RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 libslirp 4.4.0-2.module+el8.10.0+1815+5fe7415e RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 netavark 2:1.10.3-1.module+el8.10.0+1815+5fe7415e RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 oci-seccomp-bpf-hook 1.2.10-1.module+el8.10.0+1815+5fe7415e RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 podman 4:4.9.4-18.module+el8.10.0+1896+b18fa106 RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 python-podman 4.9.0-3.module+el8.10.0+1896+b18fa106 RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 runc 1:1.1.12-5.module+el8.10.0+1874+ce489889 RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 skopeo 2:1.14.5-3.module+el8.10.0+1843+6892ab28 RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 slirp4netns 1.2.3-1.module+el8.10.0+1815+5fe7415e RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 toolbox 0.0.99.5-2.module+el8.10.0+1815+5fe7415e.rocky.0.2.rocky.0.2 RLSA-2024:10289
Rocky Linux 8 udica 0.2.6-21.module+el8.10.0+1815+5fe7415e RLSA-2024:10289
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP6 buildah 1.35.4-150500.3.19.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3754-1
SLES 15 SP6 podman 4.9.5-150500.3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3753-1
SLES 15 SP5 buildah 1.35.4-150500.3.19.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3754-1
SLES 15 SP5 podman 4.9.5-150500.3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3753-1
SLES 15 SP4 buildah 1.35.4-150400.3.33.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3988-1
SLES 15 SP4 podman 4.9.5-150400.4.35.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0267-1
SLES 15 SP3 buildah 1.35.4-150300.8.28.3 SUSE-SU-2024:4303-1
SLES 15 SP3 podman 4.9.5-150300.9.43.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0775-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 buildah 1.35.4-150400.3.33.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3988-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 podman 4.9.5-150400.4.35.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0267-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 buildah 1.35.4-150300.8.28.3 SUSE-SU-2024:4303-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 podman 4.9.5-150300.9.43.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0775-1
SLE Micro 6.0 podman 4.9.5-2.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20080-1
SLE Micro 6.0 skopeo 1.14.4-2.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20085-1
SLE Micro 5.5 podman 4.9.5-150500.3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3753-1
SLE Micro 5.4 podman 4.9.5-150400.4.35.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0267-1
SLE Micro 5.3 podman 4.9.5-150400.4.35.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0267-1
SLE Micro 5.2 podman 4.9.5-150300.9.43.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0775-1
SLE Micro 5.1 podman 4.9.5-150300.9.43.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0775-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 buildah 1.35.4-150400.3.33.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3988-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 podman 4.9.5-150400.4.35.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0267-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 buildah 1.35.4-150300.8.28.3 SUSE-SU-2024:4303-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 podman 4.9.5-150300.9.43.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0775-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 buildah 1.35.4-150300.8.28.3 SUSE-SU-2024:4303-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 podman 4.9.5-150300.9.43.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0775-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed buildah 1.37.5-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14418-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed podman 5.2.4-3.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14420-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed skopeo 1.16.1-2.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14562-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 buildah 1.35.4-150500.3.19.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3754-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 podman 4.9.5-150500.3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3753-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 buildah 1.35.4-150500.3.19.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3754-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 podman 4.9.5-150500.3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3753-1
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 podman 4.9.5-150500.3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3753-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.24 buildah 1.37.5-r0 —
Alpine v3.24 podman 5.2.5-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 buildah 1.37.5-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 podman 5.2.5-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 buildah 1.37.5-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 podman 5.2.5-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 buildah 1.37.5-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 podman 5.2.5-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 buildah 1.37.5-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 podman 5.2.5-r0 —

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 buildah 1.41.4-2 —
Azure Linux 3 podman 5.6.1-2 —
Azure Linux 3 runc +4 No fix yet —
Azure Linux 3 skopeo 1.14.4-3 —
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) cri-o 1.22.3-14 —
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) podman +1 No fix yet —
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) skopeo 1.14.2-9 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 buildah +1 2:1.37.5-1.0.1.el9_5 ELSA-2024-9459
Oracle Linux 9 podman +4 4:4.9.4-16.0.1.el9_4 ELSA-2024-9454, ELSA-2024-9051
Oracle Linux 8 aardvark-dns 2:1.10.1-2.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 buildah +1 2:1.33.11-1.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 cockpit-podman 84.1-1.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 conmon 3:2.1.10-1.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 container-selinux 2:2.229.0-2.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 containernetworking-plugins 1:1.4.0-5.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 containers-common 2:1-82.0.1.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 crit +4 3.18-5.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 crun 1.14.3-2.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 fuse-overlayfs 1.13-1.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 libslirp +1 4.4.0-2.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 netavark 2:1.10.3-1.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 oci-seccomp-bpf-hook 1.2.10-1.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 podman +6 4:4.9.4-18.0.1.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 python3-podman 4.9.0-3.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 runc 1:1.1.12-5.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 skopeo +1 2:1.14.5-3.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 slirp4netns 1.2.3-1.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289
Oracle Linux 8 udica 0.2.6-21.module+el8.10.0+90449+0b7c8529 ELSA-2024-10289

Advisories 35

References