CVE-2023-38496
Apptainer's ineffective privileges drop when requesting container network
Severity Score
3.3
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Track
*SSVC
Descriptions
Apptainer is an open source container platform. Version 1.2.0-rc.2 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. A security fix has been included in Apptainer 1.2.1. There is no known workaround outside of upgrading to Apptainer 1.2.1.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-07-18 CVE Reserved
- 2023-07-25 CVE Published
- 2024-08-26 EPSS Updated
- 2024-10-10 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
- CWE-271: Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors
CAPEC
References (3)
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer/pull/1523 | 2023-08-02 | |
| https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer/pull/1578 | 2023-08-02 | |
| https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer/security/advisories/GHSA-mmx5-32m4-wxvx | 2023-08-02 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Lfprojects Search vendor "Lfprojects" | Apptainer Search vendor "Lfprojects" for product "Apptainer" | 1.2.0 Search vendor "Lfprojects" for product "Apptainer" and version "1.2.0" | go |
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| Lfprojects Search vendor "Lfprojects" | Apptainer Search vendor "Lfprojects" for product "Apptainer" | 1.2.0 Search vendor "Lfprojects" for product "Apptainer" and version "1.2.0" | rc2, go |
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