Red Hat Enterprise Linux/OpenShift Container Platform Bind-propagation Option mount input validation

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift Container Platform. This affects an unknown part of the component Bind-propagation Option. The manipulation of the argument mount leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-9407. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift Container Platform (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Bind-propagation Option. The manipulation of the argument mount with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability exists in the bind-propagation option of the Dockerfile RUN --mount instruction. The system does not properly validate the input passed to this option, allowing users to pass arbitrary parameters to the mount instruction. This issue can be exploited to mount sensitive directories from the host into a container during the build process and, in some cases, modify the contents of those mounted files. Even if SELinux is used, this vulnerability can bypass its protection by allowing the source directory to be relabeled to give the container access to host files.

The advisory is shared at access.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-9407 since 10/01/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/09/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209515 (SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : podman (SUSE-SU-2024:3741-1)), 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 (209515) and EUVD (EUVD-2024-3036). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Operating System

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• Red Hat

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• Enterprise Linux
• OpenShift Container Platform

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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