Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Jun 12, 2024 08:51:43 UTC

CVE-2024-5154

A flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.

Base score8.1/ 10

SeverityHighCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityHigh

Attack vectorNetworkAV

Attack complexityLowAC

Privileges requiredHighPR

User interactionRequiredUI

ScopeChangedS

Confidentiality impactHighC

Integrity impactHighI

Availability impactNoneA

CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.

Record context

CVE Numbering Authorityredhat

Last updatedOct 31, 2026 13:14:34 UTC

PublishedJun 12, 2024 08:51:43 UTC

ReservedMay 20, 2024 20:46:53 UTC

Credits

Red Hat would like to thank Erik Sjölund (erik.sjolund@gmail.com) for reporting this issue.