RHSA-2022:6119: Moderate: podman security and bug fix update

Published Aug 22, 2022
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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: Security regression of CVE-2020-8945 due to source code management issue (CVE-2022-2738) podman: Security regression of CVE-2020-14370 due to source code management issue (CVE-2022-2739) 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.Bug Fix(es): podman-1.6.4-32 prints a Error: read unixpacket when running in interactive mode (BZ#2087994) systemd managed container doesn't start serving web traffic despite of starting on system startup. (BZ#2096449) Can not Add url with podman build (BZ#2112217)

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/podman<1.6.4-36.el7_9
1.6.4-36.el7_9
redhat/podman<1.6.4-36.el7_9
1.6.4-36.el7_9
redhat/podman-debuginfo<1.6.4-36.el7_9
1.6.4-36.el7_9
redhat/podman-docker<1.6.4-36.el7_9
1.6.4-36.el7_9
redhat/podman-debuginfo<1.6.4-36.el7_9
1.6.4-36.el7_9
redhat/podman<1.6.4-36.el7_9
1.6.4-36.el7_9
redhat/podman-debuginfo<1.6.4-36.el7_9
1.6.4-36.el7_9

Remediation

Event History

Aug 22, 2022
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2022:6119?

RHSA-2022:6119 addresses a security regression of CVE-2020-8945 affecting the Podman tool.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2022:6119?

To fix RHSA-2022:6119, update Podman to version 1.6.4-36.el7_9 or later.

3

Which systems are affected by RHSA-2022:6119?

RHSA-2022:6119 affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems utilizing Podman versions prior to 1.6.4-36.el7_9.

4

What products are impacted by RHSA-2022:6119?

RHSA-2022:6119 impacts the Podman, Podman-debuginfo, and Podman-docker packages.

5

What is the nature of the vulnerability in RHSA-2022:6119?

The vulnerability in RHSA-2022:6119 could potentially allow unauthorized access due to misconfiguration in Podman's security settings.

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