NVIDIA Container Toolkit/GPU Operator on Linux symlink

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A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Container Toolkit and GPU Operator on Linux. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-0134. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NVIDIA Container Toolkit and GPU Operator on Linux (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA Container Toolkit and NVIDIA GPU Operator for Linux contain a UNIX vulnerability where a specially crafted container image can lead to the creation of unauthorized files on the host. The name and location of the files cannot be controlled by an attacker. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to data tampering.

The advisory is shared at nvidia.custhelp.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-0134 since 12/02/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/14/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212863 (CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: nvidia-container-toolkit (CVE-2024-0134)), 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (212863). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Virtualization Software

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• NVIDIA

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• Container Toolkit
• GPU Operator

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.nvidia.com/

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

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