CVE-2021-20199: Infoleak

Published Jan 1, 2021
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Updated

A flaw was found in podman. Rootless containers receive all traffic with a source IP address of 127.0.0.1 (including from remote hosts) which impact containerized applications that trust localhost (127.0.01) connections by default and do not require authentication. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity.

Other sources

Rootless containers run with Podman, in versions from 1.8.0 onward, receive all traffic with a sourceIP of 127.0.0.1 (including from remote hosts). This can impact containerized applications that trust localhost (127.0.01) connections by default and do not require authentication.

Upstream issue:

https://github.com/containers/podman/issues/5138

Red Hat

Rootless containers run with Podman, receive all traffic with a source IP address of 127.0.0.1 (including from remote hosts). This impacts containerized applications that trust localhost (127.0.01) connections by default and do not require authentication. This issue affects Podman 1.8.0 onwards.

Rootless containers run with Podman, receive all traffic with a source IP address of 127.0.0.1 (including from remote hosts). This impacts containerized applications that trust localhost (127.0.01) connections by default and do not require authentication. This issue affects Podman versions from 1.8.0 to 3.0.0.

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
go/github.com/containers/podman/v3<3.0.0
3.0.0
redhat/podman<2:4.2.0-3.el9
2:4.2.0-3.el9
redhat/podman<3.0
3.0
Podman Project Podman>=1.8.0<3.0.0

Remediation

Information

Configure containerized applications to require authentication for connections from all sources, including localhost.

Event History

Jan 1, 2021
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Feb 2, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:12 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:12 PM
DescriptionWeakness
May 18, 2021
Advisory Published
09:07 PM

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2021-20199.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2021-20199?

The severity of CVE-2021-20199 is medium with a CVSS score of 5.9.

3

How does CVE-2021-20199 impact rootless containers running with Podman?

CVE-2021-20199 impacts rootless containers running with Podman by causing them to receive all traffic with a source IP address of 127.0.0.1, including from remote hosts.

4

Which containerized applications are affected by CVE-2021-20199?

Containerized applications that trust localhost (127.0.0.1) connections by default and do not require authentication are affected by CVE-2021-20199.

5

How can I fix CVE-2021-20199?

To fix CVE-2021-20199, you should update your Podman package to version 2.4.2-3.el9 or later.

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