Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-38496

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.
Published 2023-07-25 22:15:11
Updated 2023-08-02 19:32:49
Source GitHub, Inc.
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Products affected by CVE-2023-38496

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-38496

EPSS FAQ
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 18 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-38496

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
3.3
 LOW CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
1.8
1.4
 NIST
6.1
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
1.8
4.2
 GitHub, Inc.

CWE ids for CVE-2023-38496

  • The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
    Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
  • The product does not drop privileges before passing control of a resource to an actor that does not have those privileges.
    Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2023-38496

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