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Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-20206: Path Traversal

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-20206: Path Traversal

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/26/2021
Created
08/23/2024
Added
08/22/2024
Modified
08/23/2024

Description

An improper limitation of path name flaw was found in containernetworking/cni in versions before 0.8.1. When specifying the plugin to load in the 'type' field in the network configuration, it is possible to use special elements such as "../" separators to reference binaries elsewhere on the system. This flaw allows an attacker to execute other existing binaries other than the cni plugins/types, such as 'reboot'. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-buildah

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