CVE-2021-4024

podman: podman machine spawns gvproxy with port bound to all IPs

Published Dec 23, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in podman. The `podman machine` function (used to create and manage Podman virtual machine containing a Podman process) spawns a `gvproxy` process on the host system. The `gvproxy` API is accessible on port 7777 on all IP addresses on the host. If that port is open on the host's firewall, an attacker can potentially use the `gvproxy` API to forward ports on the host to ports in the VM, making private services on the VM accessible to the network. This issue could be also used to interrupt the host's services by forwarding all ports to the VM.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-0432 A flaw was found in podman. The `podman machine` function (used to create and manage Podman virtual machine containing a Podman process) spawns a `gvproxy` process on the host system. The `gvproxy` API is accessible on port 7777 on all IP addresses on the host. If that port is open on the host's firewall, an attacker can potentially use the `gvproxy` API to forward ports on the host to ports in the VM, making private services on the VM accessible to the network. This issue could be also used to interrupt the host's services by forwarding all ports to the VM.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3cf2-x423-x582 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor and Origin Validation Error in podman
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 5:16 PM
Reserved
Nov 26, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 23, 2021, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:18 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 24, 2021, 12:00 AM