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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1tbXg1LTMybTQtd3h2eM4AA04G

Ineffective privileges drop when requesting container network

Impact

Fix https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer/pull/1523 included in Apptainer 1.2.0-rc.2 has introduced an ineffective privilege drop when requesting container network setup, therefore subsequent functions are called with root privileges. The attack surface is rather limited for users but an attacker could possibly craft a starter config to delete any directory on the host filesystems. Only affects setuid installations of Apptainer.

Patches

The security fix https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer/pull/1578 has been included in Apptainer 1.2.1

Workarounds

There is no known workaround outside of upgrading to Apptainer 1.2.1

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mmx5-32m4-wxvx
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1tbXg1LTMybTQtd3h2eM4AA04G
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: 10 months ago
Updated: 6 months ago


CVSS Score: 6.1
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Identifiers: GHSA-mmx5-32m4-wxvx, CVE-2023-38496
References: Repository: https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer
Blast Radius: 3.7

Affected Packages

go:github.com/apptainer/apptainer
Dependent packages: 0
Dependent repositories: 4
Downloads:
Affected Version Ranges: >= 1.2.0, < 1.2.1
Fixed in: 1.2.1
All affected versions: 1.2.0
All unaffected versions: 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.1.9, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.3.0, 1.3.1