Description
Apptainer is an open source container platform. In Apptainer versions less than 1.4.5, a container can disable two of the forms of the little used --security option, in particular the forms --security=apparmor:<profile> and --security=selinux:<label> which otherwise put restrictions on operations that containers can do. The --security option has always been mentioned in Apptainer documentation as being a feature for the root user, although these forms do also work for unprivileged users on systems where the corresponding feature is enabled. Apparmor is enabled by default on Debian-based distributions and SElinux is enabled by default on RHEL-based distributions, but on SUSE it depends on the distribution version. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.4.5.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apptainer | apptainer | < 1.4.5 | — |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | apptainer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | apptainer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | apptainer | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | apptainer | 1.4.5-150600.4.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0439-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | squashfuse | 0.5.0-150600.3.2.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0439-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | apptainer | 1.4.5-150600.4.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0439-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20251209T172047-150000.1.127.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4395-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | squashfuse | 0.5.0-150600.3.2.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0439-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | apptainer | 1.4.5-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10013-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | apptainer | 1.4.5-150600.4.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0439-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20251209T172047-150000.1.127.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4395-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | squashfuse | 0.5.0-150600.3.2.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0439-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | apptainer | 1.4.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | apptainer | 1.4.5-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/apptainer/apptainer | < 1.4.5 | 1.4.5 | GHSA-j3rw-fx6g-q46j |
Advisories 4
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 31, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10013-1 apptainer-1.4.5-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0439-1 Security update for apptainer SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:4395-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
References
- https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer/security/advisories/GHSA-j3rw-fx6g-q46j
- https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/security/advisories/GHSA-cgrx-mc8f-2prm
- https://github.com/sylabs/singularity/security/advisories/GHSA-wwrx-w7c9-rf87
- https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer/pull/3226
- https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer/commit/4313b42717e18a4add7dd7503528bc15af905981
- https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer/commit/82f17900a0c31bc769bf9b4612d271c7068d8bf2