5.9

CVE-2020-1726: libpod_project libpod

Modified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2020:2731-1RHSA-2020:0680DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1726
Published 11-02-2020Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-1726 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in libpod_project libpod. EPSS estimates a 1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.9, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.77%
0%100%
Low · -0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 11-02-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was discovered in Podman where it incorrectly allows containers when created to overwrite existing files in volumes, even if they are mounted as read-only. When a user runs a malicious container or a container based on a malicious image with an attached volume that is used for the first time, it is possible to trigger the flaw and overwrite files in the volume.This issue was introduced in version 1.6.0.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 6 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.77%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.07 pp

From 1.84% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat10 products
Opensuse8 products
  • conmon&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 2.0.20-lp151.5.1
  • conmon&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.2< 2.0.20-lp152.4.3.1
  • fuse-overlayfs&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 1.1.2-lp151.8.1
  • fuse-overlayfs&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.2< 1.1.2-lp152.2.3.1
  • libcontainers-common&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 20200727-lp151.2.10.1
Suse8 products
  • conmon&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15 SP1< 2.0.20-3.6.1
  • conmon&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15 SP2< 2.0.20-3.6.1
  • fuse-overlayfs&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15 SP1< 1.1.2-3.9.1
  • fuse-overlayfs&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15 SP2< 1.1.2-3.9.1
  • libcontainers-common&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1< 20200727-3.12.1
Github.com/containers2 products
  • libpod≥ 1.6.0 (No fix recorded)
  • podman≥ 1.6.0, < 2.0.6
Alpine1 product
  • podman< 1.8.1-r0
Debian1 product
  • libpod< 1.6.4+dfsg1-3
Github.com/containers/libpod1 product
  • v2< 2.0.6
Github.com/containers/podman1 product
  • v2< 2.0.6
Libpod_project1 product
The1 product

10 vendors · 34 products

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