CVE-2022-2738
podman: Security regression of CVE-2020-8945 due to source code management issue
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · August 19, 2022
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
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.
Statement
This issue only affects a single version of podman, 1.6.4-32.el7_9, shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras. Both earlier and later versions are not affected.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-416 · Use After Free