CVE-2024-11218

Podman: buildah: container breakout by using --jobs=2 and a race condition when building a malicious containerfile

HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: January 22, 2025 at 04:55 AM UTC
Updated: October 13, 2026 at 03:16 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise LinuxBuildahOpenShift Container Platform

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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability was found in `podman build` and `buildah.` This issue occurs in a container breakout by using --jobs=2 and a race condition when building a malicious Containerfile. SELinux might mitigate it, but even with SELinux on, it still allows the enumeration of files and directories on the host.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions10
Vendor states this is fixed in 10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1:1.26.9-1.el9_0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1:1.29.5-1.el9_2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2:1.33.12-2.el9_4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2:1.37.6-1.el9_5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2:4.2.0-6.el9_0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2:4.4.1-22.el9_2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4:4.9.4-17.el9_4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4:5.2.2-13.el9_5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8060020250203202123.3b538bd8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8080020250207173112.0f77c1b7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8100020250124120243.afee755d (unaffected)
All versions
Vendor states this is fixed in 1:1.29.5-1.rhaos4.13.el8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1:1.29.5-1.rhaos4.14.el8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1:1.29.5-1.rhaos4.15.el8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2:1.33.12-1.rhaos4.16.el8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2:1.33.12-1.rhaos4.17.el8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2:1.33.12-1.rhaos4.18.el9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3:4.2.0-13.rhaos4.12.el9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3:4.4.1-16.rhaos4.13.el8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3:4.4.1-22.rhaos4.14.el8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3:4.4.1-33.rhaos4.15.el8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 412.86.202503052321-0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 413.92.202503112237-0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 414.92.202503100617-0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 415.92.202503060749-0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 416.94.202502180249-0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 417.94.202504080421-0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 418.94.202504021150-0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4:4.9.4-13.rhaos4.16.el8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5:5.2.2-2.rhaos4.17.el8 (unaffected)

References (32)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.6HIGHredhat
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-269

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