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TI-2023-00738 Aliases CVE-2023-0778GHSA-qwqv-rqgf-8qh8

Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in podman

Priority LOW 33CWE-367Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

A Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) flaw was found in podman. This issue may allow a malicious user to replace a normal file in a volume with a symlink while exporting the volume, allowing for access to arbitrary files on the host file system.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00541 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go): 4.4.2Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—podmanunknown—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go)before 4.4.24.4.2Patch availableGHSA-qwqv-rqgf-8qh8
  • podman Vendor— Affected unknown Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 4.4.2 Fixed in 4.4.2 Patch available GHSA-qwqv-rqgf-8qh8

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerablePodman Project
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:podman_project:podman:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Podman Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-qwqv-rqgf-8qh8 github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go) Fixed in 4.4.2 Advisory →

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:1325 Released 2023-05-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.0 security update
    • Ironic content for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 python-werkzeug-2.0.3-4.el9, python3-werkzeug-2.0.3-4.el9
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 buildah-1:1.29.1-1.rhaos4.13.el9, buildah-tests-1:1.29.1-1.rhaos4.13.el9, cri-o-1.26.3-3.rhaos4.13.git641290e.el9 +27
  • RHSA-2023:2802 Released 2023-05-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    container-tools:4.0 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) aardvark-dns-2:1.0.1-37.module+el8.8.0+17954+9046de88.aarch64::container-tools:4.0, aardvark-dns-2:1.0.1-37.module+el8.8.0+17954+9046de88.ppc64le::container-tools:4.0, aardvark-dns-2:1.0.1-37.module+el8.8.0+17954+9046de88.s390x::container-tools:4.0 +47
  • RHSA-2023:2758 Released 2023-05-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    container-tools:rhel8 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) aardvark-dns-2:1.5.0-2.module+el8.8.0+18060+3f21f2cc.aarch64::container-tools:rhel8, aardvark-dns-2:1.5.0-2.module+el8.8.0+18060+3f21f2cc.ppc64le::container-tools:rhel8, aardvark-dns-2:1.5.0-2.module+el8.8.0+18060+3f21f2cc.s390x::container-tools:rhel8 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:2758, RHSA-2023:2802
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13Fixed RHSA-2023:1325
Not affected: 3 products
  • Ironic content for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0778
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwqv-rqgf-8qh8

References

Advisory 2

Other 6

Sources

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