CVE-2023-38496

Apptainer's ineffective privileges drop when requesting container network

Published Jul 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Apptainer is an open source container platform. Version 1.2.0-rc.2 introduced an ineffective privilege drop when requesting container network setup, therefore subsequent functions are called with root privileges, the attack surface is rather limited for users but an attacker could possibly craft a starter config to delete any directory on the host filesystems. A security fix has been included in Apptainer 1.2.1. There is no known workaround outside of upgrading to Apptainer 1.2.1.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-2102 Apptainer is an open source container platform. Version 1.2.0-rc.2 introduced an ineffective privilege drop when requesting container network setup, therefore subsequent functions are called with root privileges, the attack surface is rather limited for users but an attacker could possibly craft a starter config to delete any directory on the host filesystems. A security fix has been included in Apptainer 1.2.1. There is no known workaround outside of upgrading to Apptainer 1.2.1.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mmx5-32m4-wxvx Ineffective privileges drop when requesting container network
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 10, 2024, 5:31 PM
Reserved
Jul 18, 2023, 4:28 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 25, 2023, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:10 AM