CVE-2022-2989
Aliases:GHSA-4wjj-jwc9-2x96
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 14
Modified
Published: 13 Sept 2022, 13:41
Last modified:05 Jun 2025, 18:15
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
38/100 CVSS Score
7.1 HIGH
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.05% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
2 found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
13 Sept 2022, 13:41
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Jun 2025, 18:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
An incorrect handling of the supplementary groups in the Podman container engine might lead to the sensitive information disclosure or possible data modification if an attacker has direct access to the affected container where supplementary groups are used to set access permissions and is able to execute a binary code in that container.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.05%• Percentile: 15%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-842•Placement of User into Incorrect Group
The product or the administrator places a user into an incorrect group.
- CWE-863•Incorrect Authorization
The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
Affected Systems
- github.com/containers/podman•v3
< 3.0.1
- github.com/containers/podman•v4
< 4.2.0
- redhat•enterprise_linux
7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0
- redhat•openshift_container_platform
3.11 | 4.0
References (12)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2121445
- https://www.benthamsgaze.org/2022/08/22/vulnerability-in-linux-containers-investigation-and-mitigation/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2989
- https://github.com/containers/podman/pull/15618
- https://github.com/containers/podman/pull/15677
- https://github.com/containers/podman/pull/15696
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7822
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8008
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8431
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2989
- https://github.com/containers/podman
- https://www.benthamsgaze.org/2022/08/22/vulnerability-in-linux-containers-investigation-and-mitigation