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Fencer Vulns
high 7.1

CVE-2022-2989 json

Podman's incorrect handling of the supplementary groups may lead to data disclosure, modification

published 2022-09-13 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-4wjj-jwc9-2x96 , EUVD-2022-6698

cvss
7.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An incorrect handling of the supplementary groups in the Podman container engine might lead to the sensitive information disclosure or possible data modification if an attacker has direct access to the affected container where supplementary groups are used to set access permissions and is able to execute a binary code in that container.

Patch / fix

  • go github.com/containers/podman/v4 4.2.0
  • go github.com/containers/podman/v3 3.0.1
  • libpod Debian 12 4.3.1+ds1-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2989

  • libpod Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 3.4.4+ds1-1ubuntu1.22.04.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2989

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  • crit RHEL 8 3.15-3.module+el8.8.0+17821+de1b53f1
  • criu RHEL 8 3.15-3.module+el8.8.0+17821+de1b53f1
  • crun RHEL 8 1.6-1.module+el8.8.0+17821+de1b53f1
  • runc RHEL 8 1:1.1.4-1.module+el8.8.0+17821+de1b53f1
  • udica RHEL 8 0.2.6-3.module+el8.8.0+17821+de1b53f1
  • conmon RHEL 8 2:2.1.4-1.module+el8.8.0+17821+de1b53f1
  • podman RHEL 8 2:4.0.2-20.module+el8.8.0+18201+6ad7332c
  • skopeo RHEL 8 2:1.6.2-6.module+el8.8.0+17821+de1b53f1

red hat advisories RHSA-2023:2802RHSA-2023:3613RHSA-2022:8008RHSA-2022:8431RHSA-2022:7822

  • podman SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.2 +5 more 4.3.1-150300.9.15.1
  • podman SLE Module for Containers 15 SP4, SLE Micro 5.3, openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 +1 more 4.3.1-150400.4.11.1
  • podman SLE Module for Containers 15 SP4, SLE Micro 5.3, openSUSE Leap 15.4 3.4.7-150400.4.6.1
  • podman SLE Module for Containers 15 SP3, SLE Micro 5.2, SLE Micro 5.1 +3 more 3.4.7-150300.9.12.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2023:0326-1SUSE-SU-2023:0187-1SUSE-SU-2022:3820-1SUSE-SU-2022:3819-1

  • podman openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.3.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:12556-1

  • crit AlmaLinux 8 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
  • crit AlmaLinux 8 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
  • criu AlmaLinux 8 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
  • criu AlmaLinux 8 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
  • crun AlmaLinux 8 1.6-1.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
  • runc AlmaLinux 8 1:1.1.4-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f
  • udica AlmaLinux 8 0.2.6-3.module_el8.6.0+2886+d33c3efb
  • conmon AlmaLinux 8 2:2.1.4-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f

almalinux advisories ALSA-2023:2802ALSA-2022:8008ALSA-2022:8431ALSA-2022:7822

  • criu Rocky Linux 8 3.15-3.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297
  • libslirp Rocky Linux 8 4.4.0-1.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297
  • cockpit-podman Rocky Linux 8 46-1.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297
  • oci-seccomp-bpf-hook Rocky Linux 8 1.2.5-2.module+el8.9.0+1445+07728297
  • criu Rocky Linux 8 3.15-3.module+el8.7.0+1077+0e4f03d4
  • criu Rocky Linux 8 3.15-3.module+el8.5.0+710+4c471e88
  • criu Rocky Linux 8 3.15-3.module+el8.6.0+1054+50b00ff4
  • crun Rocky Linux 8 1.5-1.module+el8.7.0+1077+0e4f03d4

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2023:2802RLSA-2022:7822

  • podman Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +5 more 4.3.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2022-2989

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  • podman CBL-Mariner 2.0 4.1.1-10
  • podman Azure Linux 3.0 4.1.1-21

azure linux advisories AZL-10964AZL-36976

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-2989 updated cvss 3.6

podman: possible information disclosure and modification

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 podman
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 podman
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) crun 1.5-1.module+el8.7.0+17064+3b31f55c, crun 1.6-1.module+el8.8.0+17821+de1b53f1, crit 3.15-3.module+el8.7.0+17064+3b31f55c, crit 3.15-3.module+el8.8.0+17821+de1b53f1, criu 3.15-3.module+el8.7.0+17064+3b31f55c, criu 3.15-3.module+el8.8.0+17821+de1b53f1, +60 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:7822
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) buildah 1.27.0-2.el9, podman 4.2.0-7.el9_1, buildah-tests 1.27.0-2.el9, podman-tests 4.2.0-7.el9_1, podman-docker 4.2.0-7.el9_1, podman-remote 4.2.0-7.el9_1, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8008
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 perf 4.18.0-372.59.1.el8_6, runc 1.1.6-4.rhaos4.12.el8, conmon 2.1.2-4.rhaos4.12.el8, conmon 2.1.2-5.rhaos4.12.el9, kernel 4.18.0-372.59.1.el8_6, podman 4.2.0-7.rhaos4.12.el9, +74 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:3613
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 podman, podman-tests, podman-docker, podman-remote, podman-gvproxy, podman-plugins, +2 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
17 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2121445 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • benthamsgaze.org https://www.benthamsgaze.org/2022/08/22/vulnerability-in-linux-containers-investigation-and-mitigation/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CNA 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
GitHub 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
go github.com/containers/podman/v4
<4.2.0
4.2.0
go github.com/containers/podman/v3
<3.0.1
3.0.1

Affected products

  • n/a podman

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-842 Placement of User into Incorrect Group
  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References

Sources

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