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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-1726: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-1726: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/11/2020
Created
08/23/2024
Added
08/22/2024
Modified
08/23/2024

Description

A flaw was discovered in Podman where it incorrectly allows containers when created to overwrite existing files in volumes, even if they are mounted as read-only. When a user runs a malicious container or a container based on a malicious image with an attached volume that is used for the first time, it is possible to trigger the flaw and overwrite files in the volume.This issue was introduced in version 1.6.0.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-podman

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