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TI-2022-02536 Aliases CVE-2022-2738GHSA-8pqv-rxj7-35c4

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Priority LOW 35CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The version of podman as released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras via RHSA-2022:2190 advisory included an incorrect version of podman missing the fix for CVE-2020-8945, which was previously fixed via RHSA-2020:2117. This issue could possibly be used to crash or cause potential code execution in Go applications that use the Go GPGME wrapper library, under certain conditions, during GPG signature verification.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00931 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—podmanpodman 1.6.4-32.el7_9—No fix listedCNA
  • podman Vendor— Affected podman 1.6.4-32.el7_9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:1.6.4-32.el7_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4-32.el7_9VulnerablePodman Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:1.6.4-32.el7_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4-32.el7_9 Vulnerable ·Podman Project

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2022:6119 Released 2022-08-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    podman security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras podman-1.6.4-36.el7_9, podman-docker-1.6.4-36.el7_9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2022:6119
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2738
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8pqv-rxj7-35c4

References

Advisory 2

Sources

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