1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6295-1

USN-6295-1: Podman vulnerability

Publication date

16 August 2023

Overview

Podman could be made to expose sensitive information or execute binary code.

Releases

Packages

  • libpod - engine to run OCI-based containers in Pods

Details

It was discovered that Podman incorrectly handled certain supplementary groups.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information
or execute binary code.

It was discovered that Podman incorrectly handled certain supplementary groups.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information
or execute binary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy podman –  3.4.4+ds1-1ubuntu1.22.04.2
podman-docker –  3.4.4+ds1-1ubuntu1.22.04.2

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