Apptainer security bypass | CVE-2023-38496

NAME
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Apptainer security bypass

Platforms Affected:
Apptainer Apptainer 1.2.0-rc.2
Apptainer Apptainer 1.2.0

Risk Level:
6.1

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Bypass Security

DESCRIPTION
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Apptainer could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw in ineffective privileges drop when requesting container network. By persuading a victim to use a specially crafted starter config, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to delete any directory on the host filesystems.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
None

User Interaction:
Required

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Local



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