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CVE-2019-18837
An issue was discovered in crun before 0.10.5. With a...
Vulnerability Description
An issue was discovered in crun before 0.10.5. With a crafted image, it doesn't correctly check whether a target is a symlink, resulting in access to files outside of the container. This occurs in libcrun/linux.c and libcrun/chroot_realpath.c.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/containers/crun/pull/173
- https://github.com/containers/crun/releases/tag/0.10.5
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ITB2UNEGHXZUR3ATYHWPSK5LJB36N7AP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DTA5SJUAKQUK6HRY2CZVJUIZP5BO3EOG/
Affected Vendor
crun
View all reports →Affected Software
crun
Vulnerable Versions:
before 0.10.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 13th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.