CVE-2023-0778
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: September 30, 2025
Description
A Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) flaw was found in podman. This issue may allow a malicious user to replace a normal file in a volume with a symlink while exporting the volume, allowing for access to arbitrary files on the host file system.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.8 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | podman | Fixed (5.2.5-r0) |
| Stream | podman | Not affected (4.6.2-r0) |