CVE-2022-4122

podman: Symlink error leads to information disclosure

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.9

CVSS 3.1

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Published · November 22, 2022

Updated · November 4, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in buildah and podman. Incorrect following of symlinks while reading .containerignore and .dockerignore results in information disclosure.

Statement

These bugs come about when "podman --remote build ..." is run, thus affecting buildah, but the bug itself needs to be fixed in podman, and ported to Buildah.

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 · 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access