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CVE-2024-9675

A vulnerability was found in Buildah. Cache mounts do not properly validate that user-specified paths for the cache are

A vulnerability was found in Buildah. Cache mounts do not properly validate that user-specified paths for the cache are within our cache directory, allowing a RUN instruction in a Container file to mount an arbitrary directory from the host (read/write) into the container as long as those files can be accessed by the user running Buildah.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00139
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

14
buildah project buildahall versions
redhat openshift container platformall versions
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
redhat enterprise linux eusall versions
redhat enterprise linux for arm 64all versions
redhat enterprise linux for arm 64 eusall versions
redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systemsall versions
redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems eusall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Go github.com/containers/buildah MODERATE fixed in 1.38.0
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD09 Oct 2024 · 03:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

30
rhsaRHSA-2024:8690Moderate
msrcCVE-2024-9675
rhsaRHSA-2025:3573Important
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:0775-1
rhsaRHSA-2025:3301Moderate
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8679Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8703Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8707Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8708Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8709Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8846Third Party Advisory
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