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CVE-2024-11218: Podman: buildah: container breakout by using --jobs=2 and a race condition when building a malicious containerfile

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 34/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.36% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: github.com/containers/buildah buildah 1.33.12, 1.35.5, 1.37.6.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to github.com/containers/buildah buildah 1.33.12, 1.35.5, 1.37.6 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

HighCVSS 8.6 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jan 22, 2025
Updated
Oct 30, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 30th percentile

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Action score

34

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
34 / 40 · 8.6 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · redhat
8.6
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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • github.com/containers/buildah buildah

    • before 1.33.12affected · semver
    • 1.35.0 and later · before 1.35.5affected · semver
    • 1.37.0 and later · before 1.37.6affected · semver
    • 1.38.0 and later · before 1.38.1affected · semver

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

    • 8100020250124120243.afee755d and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

    • 8060020250203202123.3b538bd8 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service

    • 8060020250203202123.3b538bd8 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions

    • 8060020250203202123.3b538bd8 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support

    • 8080020250207173112.0f77c1b7 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

    • 4:5.2.2-13.el9_5 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 2:1.37.6-1.el9_5 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions

    • 2:4.2.0-6.el9_0 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 1:1.26.9-1.el9_0 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

    • 1:1.29.5-1.el9_2 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 2:4.4.1-22.el9_2 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support

    • 2:1.33.12-2.el9_4 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 4:4.9.4-17.el9_4 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12

    • 412.86.202503052321-0 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 3:4.2.0-13.rhaos4.12.el9 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13

    • 1:1.29.5-1.rhaos4.13.el8 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 3:4.4.1-16.rhaos4.13.el8 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 413.92.202503112237-0 and laternot affected · rpm

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
AlmaLinux:8aardvark-dnsbefore 2:1.10.1-2.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb72:1.10.1-2.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7
AlmaLinux:8aardvark-dnsbefore 2:1.10.1-2.module_el8.10.0+3901+4b80ecd72:1.10.1-2.module_el8.10.0+3901+4b80ecd7
AlmaLinux:8aardvark-dnsbefore 2:1.10.1-2.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f52:1.10.1-2.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f5
AlmaLinux:8buildahbefore 2:1.33.12-1.module_el8.10.0+3959+b8dc5e6a2:1.33.12-1.module_el8.10.0+3959+b8dc5e6a
AlmaLinux:8buildah-testsbefore 2:1.33.12-1.module_el8.10.0+3959+b8dc5e6a2:1.33.12-1.module_el8.10.0+3959+b8dc5e6a
AlmaLinux:8cockpit-podmanbefore 84.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a884.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8
AlmaLinux:8conmonbefore 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b845523:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552
AlmaLinux:8conmonbefore 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3901+4b80ecd73:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3901+4b80ecd7
AlmaLinux:8conmonbefore 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a83:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8
AlmaLinux:8conmonbefore 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb73:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7
AlmaLinux:8container-selinuxbefore 2:2.229.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb72:2.229.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7
AlmaLinux:8containernetworking-pluginsbefore 1:1.4.0-5.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f51:1.4.0-5.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f5
AlmaLinux:8containernetworking-pluginsbefore 1:1.4.0-5.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb71:1.4.0-5.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7
AlmaLinux:8containernetworking-pluginsbefore 1:1.4.0-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a81:1.4.0-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8
AlmaLinux:8containers-commonbefore 2:1-82.module_el8.10.0+3901+4b80ecd72:1-82.module_el8.10.0+3901+4b80ecd7
AlmaLinux:8containers-commonbefore 2:1-82.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a82:1-82.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8
AlmaLinux:8critbefore 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3901+4b80ecd73.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3901+4b80ecd7
AlmaLinux:8critbefore 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b845523.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552
AlmaLinux:8critbefore 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f
AlmaLinux:8criubefore 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a83.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8
AlmaLinux:8criubefore 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb73.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7
AlmaLinux:8criubefore 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f53.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f5
AlmaLinux:8criu-develbefore 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a83.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8
AlmaLinux:8criu-develbefore 3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f3.18-5.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f

+96

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Published before and after this one in the same product

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
github.com/containers/buildah buildah1.33.12Vendor (CNA)
github.com/containers/buildah buildah1.35.5Vendor (CNA)
github.com/containers/buildah buildah1.37.6Vendor (CNA)
github.com/containers/buildah buildah1.38.1Vendor (CNA)
almalinux:aardvark-dns2:1.10.1-2.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:buildah2:1.37.6-1.el9_5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:buildah-tests2:1.37.6-1.el9_5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:cockpit-podman84.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:conmon3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:container-selinux2:2.229.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:containernetworking-plugins1:1.4.0-5.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:podman4:5.2.2-13.el9_5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:podman-docker4:5.2.2-13.el9_5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:podman-plugins4:5.2.2-13.el9_5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:podman-remote4:5.2.2-13.el9_5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:podman-tests4:5.2.2-13.el9_5 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
debian:golang-github-containers-buildah1.38.1+ds1-1 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/containers/buildah1.33.12Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/containers/buildah1.35.5Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/containers/buildah1.37.6Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/containers/buildah1.38.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:buildah1.35.5-150500.3.25.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:govulncheck-vulndb0.0.20250128T150132-150000.1.29.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:podman4.9.5-150500.3.31.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:podman4:4.9.4-13.rhaos4.16.el8 · Red Hat:openshift:4.16::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:podman-catatonit4:4.9.4-13.rhaos4.16.el8 · Red Hat:openshift:4.16::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:podman-catatonit-debuginfo4:4.9.4-13.rhaos4.16.el8 · Red Hat:openshift:4.16::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:podman-debuginfo4:4.9.4-13.rhaos4.16.el8 · Red Hat:openshift:4.16::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:podman-debugsource4:4.9.4-13.rhaos4.16.el8 · Red Hat:openshift:4.16::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:podman-docker4:4.9.4-13.rhaos4.16.el8 · Red Hat:openshift:4.16::el8Package registry (OSV)

+22

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Root cause

To simplify setup, a service account is granted broad, cluster-wide permissions. The principle of least privilege is skipped during installation.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-269 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

yaml
kind: ClusterRolerules:  - apiGroups: ["*"]    resources: ["*"]    verbs: ["*"]

Fixed

yaml
kind: Rolemetadata:  namespace: lodos-systemrules:  - apiGroups: ["apps"]    resources: ["deployments"]    verbs: ["get", "list", "update"]

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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