CVE-2024-5154: Cri-o: malicious container can create symlink on host

Description

A flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-5154

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 18.69% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10818
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3676
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3700
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4008
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4486
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5154
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2280190
https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/security/advisories/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8

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