Podman: buildah: container breakout by using --jobs=2 and a race condition when building a malicious containerfile
Unknown · Unknown
8.6HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days
High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Patch available
Direct vendor intelligence
Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories
Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.
1 current
CVE-2024-11218 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securitypodman: buildah: Container breakout by using --jobs=2 and a race condition when building a malicious Containerfile
6 known affected
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.
podman as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
podman-docker as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
podman-remote as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
podman-tests as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
podman.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Summary
A vulnerability was found in `podman build` and `buildah.` This issue occurs in a container breakout by using --jobs=2 and a race condition when building a malicious Containerfile. SELinux might mitigate it, but even with SELinux on, it still allows the enumeration of files and directories on the host.
Remediation
See the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.12/release_notes/ocp-4-12-release-notes.html Details on how to access this content are available at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.12/updating/updating-cluster-cli.html
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ENISA European Vulnerability Database
Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.
1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier
EUVD-2025-0135
No EUVD known-exploited evidence
A vulnerability was found in `podman build` and `buildah.` This issue occurs in a container breakout by using --jobs=2 and a race condition when building a malicious Containerfile. SELinux might mitigate it, but even with SELinux on, it still allows the enumeration of files and directories on the host.
EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
8.6 · CVSS 3.1
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days
High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Patch available
01
What, why and how
A vulnerability was found in `podman build` and `buildah.` This issue occurs in a container breakout by using --jobs=2 and a race condition when building a malicious Containerfile. SELinux might mitigate it, but even with SELinux on, it still allows the enumeration of files and directories on the host.
What
A vulnerability was found in `podman build` and `buildah.` This issue occurs in a container breakout by using --jobs=2 and a race condition when building a malicious Containerfile. SELinux might mitigate it, but even with SELinux on, it still allows the enumeration of files and directories on the host.
Why
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
What
A vulnerability was found in `podman build` and `buildah.` This issue occurs in a container breakout by using --jobs=2 and a race condition when building a malicious Containerfile. SELinux might mitigate it, but even with SELinux on, it still allows the enumeration of files and directories on the host.
Why
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
02
Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No confirmed evidence
No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.None recorded
No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.
Likely attack path
local access → Improper Privilege Management → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
Required interaction required
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Changed: exploitation can affect a different security authority
Weakness ?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
CVSS vector ?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SChangedScope: The attack can affect a component governed by a different security authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
UnauthenticatedCWE-269
A
Official authority intelligence
Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-0135Official EUVD mapping
A vulnerability was found in `podman build` and `buildah.` This issue occurs in a container breakout by using --jobs=2 and a race condition when building a malicious Containerfile. SELinux might mitigate it, but even with SELinux on, it still allows the enumeration of files and directories on the host.
Official EUVD record ↗BSI · German · WID-SEC-2025-0253Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Podman und Buildah): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von Dateien
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren.
Official advisory ↗Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20250129Security Bulletin 29 Jan 2025
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 29 Jan 2025, published on 29 January 2025. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0401Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Networks Secure Analytics
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
Status ?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
See the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.12/release_notes/ocp-4-12-release-notes.html Details on how to access this content are available at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.12/updating/updating-cluster-cli.html
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
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Evidence and provenance
Published 22 Jan 2025 · Last source change 29 Jun 2026, 20:31 UTC · CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source ?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-0135
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD not scheduled
Missing structured fields: affected product. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.
< 1.33.12, 1.35.0 < 1.35.5, 1.37.0 < 1.37.6, 1.38.0 < 1.38.1 · Fixed: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: 8100020250124120243.afee755d < *; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support: 8060020250203202123.3b538bd8 < *; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service: 8060020250203202123.3b538bd8 < *; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions: 8060020250203202123.3b538bd8 < *; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support: 8080020250207173112.0f77c1b7 < *; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: 4:5.2.2-13.el9_5 < *, 2:1.37.6-1.el9_5 < *; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions: 2:4.2.0-6.el9_0 < *, 1:1.26.9-1.el9_0 < *; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support: 1:1.29.5-1.el9_2 < *, 2:4.4.1-22.el9_2 < *; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support: 2:1.33.12-2.el9_4 < *, 4:4.9.4-17.el9_4 < *; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12: 412.86.202503052321-0 < *, 3:4.2.0-13.rhaos4.12.el9 < *; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13: 1:1.29.5-1.rhaos4.13.el8 < *, 3:4.4.1-16.rhaos4.13.el8 < *, 413.92.202503112237-0 < *; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14: 3:4.4.1-22.rhaos4.14.el8 < *, 1:1.29.5-1.rhaos4.14.el8 < *, 414.92.202503100617-0 < *; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15: 3:4.4.1-33.rhaos4.15.el8 < *, 1:1.29.5-1.rhaos4.15.el8 < *, 415.92.202503060749-0 < *; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16: 4:4.9.4-13.rhaos4.16.el8 < *, 2:1.33.12-1.rhaos4.16.el8 < *, 416.94.202502180249-0 < *; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17: 5:5.2.2-2.rhaos4.17.el8 < *, 2:1.33.12-1.rhaos4.17.el8 < *, 417.94.202504080421-0 < *; Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18: 2:1.33.12-1.rhaos4.18.el9 < *, 418.94.202504021150-0 < *
Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
Before
podman as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; podman-docker as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; podman-remote as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; podman-tests as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; podman.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Fixed: podman-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.src as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-catatonit-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-catatonit-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-catatonit-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-catatonit-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-catatonit-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-catatonit-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-catatonit-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-catatonit-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-debugsource-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-debugsource-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-debugsource-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-debugsource-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-docker-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.noarch as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-gvproxy-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-gvproxy-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-gvproxy-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-gvproxy-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-gvproxy-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-gvproxy-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-gvproxy-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-gvproxy-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; and 1968 more
After
podman as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; podman-docker as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; podman-remote as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; podman-tests as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; podman.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · Fixed: podman-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.src as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-catatonit-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-catatonit-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-catatonit-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-catatonit-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-catatonit-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-catatonit-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-catatonit-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-catatonit-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-debugsource-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-debugsource-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-debugsource-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-debugsource-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-docker-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.noarch as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-gvproxy-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-gvproxy-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-gvproxy-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-gvproxy-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-gvproxy-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-gvproxy-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-gvproxy-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; podman-gvproxy-debuginfo-3:4.4.1-9.rhaos4.12.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12; and 1968 more
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
CVE-2024-11218: Podman: buildah: container breakout by using --jobs=2 and a race condition when building a malicious containerfile | BlackTree
