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AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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4DescriptionGitHub Advisory
Apptainer is an open source container platform. In Apptainer versions less than 1.4.5, a container can disable two of the forms of the little used --security option, in particular the forms --security=apparmor:<profile> and --security=selinux:<label> which otherwise put restrictions on operations that containers can do. The --security option has always been mentioned in Apptainer documentation as being a feature for the root user, although these forms do also work for unprivileged users on systems where the corresponding feature is enabled. Apparmor is enabled by default on Debian-based distributions and SElinux is enabled by default on RHEL-based distributions, but on SUSE it depends on the distribution version. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.4.5.
AnalysisAI
A remote code execution vulnerability in Apptainer (CVSS 4.5). Remediation should follow standard vulnerability management procedures. Vendor patch is available.
Technical ContextAI
Vulnerability type: remote code execution. Affects Apptainer.
RemediationAI
Apply the vendor-supplied patch immediately.
Apptainer is an open source container platform for Linux. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low atta
Apptainer is an open source container platform. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is no authentication r
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Ubuntu
Priority: Medium| Release | Status | Version |
|---|---|---|
| jammy | DNE | - |
| noble | DNE | - |
| plucky | DNE | - |
| questing | needs-triage | - |
| upstream | needs-triage | - |
Debian
Bug #1121844| Release | Status | Fixed Version | Urgency |
|---|---|---|---|
| forky | fixed | 1.4.5-1 | - |
| sid | fixed | 1.4.5-2 | - |
| (unstable) | fixed | 1.4.5-1 | - |
SUSE
Severity: Medium| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP6 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | Fixed |
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