Red Hat Enterprise Linux/OpenShift Container Platform FIPS Mode link following

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift Container Platform. The affected element is an unknown function of the component FIPS Mode. Performing a manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-9341. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift Container Platform (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality of the component FIPS Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in Go. When FIPS mode is enabled on a system, container runtimes may incorrectly handle certain file paths due to improper validation in the containers/common Go library. This flaw allows an attacker to exploit symbolic links and trick the system into mounting sensitive host directories inside a container. This issue also allows attackers to access critical host files, bypassing the intended isolation between containers and the host system.

The advisory is shared at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-9341 since 09/30/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/13/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208418 (SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : podman (SUSE-SU-2024:3546-1)), 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 (208418) and EUVD (EUVD-2024-3079). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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