apptainer prior 1.1.8 extfs denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in apptainer. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component extfs Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-30549. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in apptainer. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component extfs Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was shared 04/25/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-30549 since 04/12/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 247109 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-30549), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.1.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (247109) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-1328). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 247109
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-30549

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: apptainer 1.1.8
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

04/12/2023 🔍
04/25/2023 +13 days 🔍
04/25/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/09/2025 +837 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 5a4964f5ba9c8d89a0e353b97f51fd607670a9f7
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-30549 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-30549
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227459
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/25/2023 22:50
Updated: 08/09/2025 20:03
Changes: 04/25/2023 22:50 (37), 05/20/2023 10:52 (4), 05/20/2023 10:58 (21), 05/20/2023 11:05 (1), 07/12/2025 22:32 (16), 08/09/2025 20:03 (2)
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