RHSA-2020:0680: Low: OpenShift Container Platform 4.3.5 podman security update

Published Mar 10, 2020
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Updated

The podman tool manages Pods, container images, and containers. It is part of the libpod library, which is for applications that use container Pods. Container Pods is a concept in Kubernetes.Security Fix(es): podman: incorrectly allowed existing files in volumes to be overwritten by a container when it was created (CVE-2020-1726) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/podman<1.6.4-7.el8
1.6.4-7.el8
redhat/podman<1.6.4-7.el8
1.6.4-7.el8
redhat/podman-debuginfo<1.6.4-7.el8
1.6.4-7.el8
redhat/podman-debugsource<1.6.4-7.el8
1.6.4-7.el8
redhat/podman-docker<1.6.4-7.el8
1.6.4-7.el8
redhat/podman-manpages<1.6.4-7.el8
1.6.4-7.el8
redhat/podman-remote<1.6.4-7.el8
1.6.4-7.el8
redhat/podman-remote-debuginfo<1.6.4-7.el8
1.6.4-7.el8
redhat/podman-tests<1.6.4-7.el8
1.6.4-7.el8

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/podman to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.6.4-7.el8
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/podman-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.6.4-7.el8
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/podman-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.6.4-7.el8
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/podman-docker to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.6.4-7.el8
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/podman-manpages to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.6.4-7.el8
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/podman-remote to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.6.4-7.el8
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/podman-remote-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.6.4-7.el8
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/podman-tests to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.6.4-7.el8
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade OpenShift Container Platform to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.3.5

Event History

Mar 10, 2020
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2020:0680?

The severity of RHSA-2020:0680 is classified as low.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2020:0680?

To fix RHSA-2020:0680, upgrade to the podman version 1.6.4-7.el8 or later.

3

What systems are affected by RHSA-2020:0680?

RHSA-2020:0680 affects various packages of the podman tool on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

4

Is RHSA-2020:0680 a critical vulnerability?

No, RHSA-2020:0680 is not considered a critical vulnerability.

5

Can RHSA-2020:0680 impact my container deployments?

Yes, RHSA-2020:0680 can impact container deployments managed by podman due to the identified vulnerability.

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