HIGH · 8.8

CVE-2022-1227

A privilege escalation flaw was found in Podman. This flaw allows an attacker to publish a malicious image to a public registry. Once this image is downloaded by a potential victim, the vulnerability ...

Vulnerability Description

A privilege escalation flaw was found in Podman. This flaw allows an attacker to publish a malicious image to a public registry. Once this image is downloaded by a potential victim, the vulnerability is triggered after a user runs the 'podman top' command. This action gives the attacker access to the host filesystem, leading to information disclosure or denial of service.

CVSS Score

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Podman ProjectPodman< 4.0.0
Psgo ProjectPsgo< 1.7.2
RedhatDeveloper Tools1.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions8.6
RedhatOpenshift Container Platform4.0
RedhatQuay3.0.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Eus8.6
RedhatEnterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux For Power Little Endian7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Aus8.6
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions8.6
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Tus8.6
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation7.0
FedoraprojectFedora34

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-1227?

CVE-2022-1227 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). A privilege escalation flaw was found in Podman. This flaw allows an attacker to publish a malicious image to a public registry. Once this image is downloaded by a potential victim, the vulnerability ...

How severe is CVE-2022-1227?

CVE-2022-1227 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-1227?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Podman Project Podman, Psgo Project Psgo, Redhat Developer Tools, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions, Redhat Openshift Container Platform.