Apptainer privilege escalation | CVE-2023-30549
NAME
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Apptainer privilege escalation
Platforms Affected:
Apptainer Apptainer 1.1.7
Risk Level:
7
Exploitability:
Unproven
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
DESCRIPTION
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Apptainer could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a use-after-free flaw in ext4. By sending a specially crafted request through setuid-mode, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges or cause a denial of service condition in the kernel.
CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Access Vector:
Local
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