podman 1.6.0 file access

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in podman 1.6.0. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes file access. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-1726. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in podman 1.6.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a file access vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-552. The product makes files or directories accessible to unauthorized actors, even though they should not be. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 02/11/2020 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-1726 since 11/27/2019. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1083 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236549 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0013: container-tools:rhel8 (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0013)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (236549) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-1089). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • RESF Rocky Linux

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: File access
CWE: CWE-552 / CWE-425
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236549
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0013: container-tools:rhel8 (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0013)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/27/2019 🔍
02/11/2020 +76 days 🔍
02/12/2020 +1 days 🔍
11/30/2025 +2118 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2020:0680
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-1726 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-1726
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150031
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-1089 - Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2020 08:11
Updated: 11/30/2025 13:57
Changes: 02/12/2020 08:11 (36), 02/12/2020 08:16 (11), 03/30/2024 13:28 (16), 03/30/2024 13:33 (19), 05/21/2025 22:16 (2), 11/30/2025 13:57 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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