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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-6295-1 Serious: Podman Binary Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey August 16, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Podman may leak confidential data or run executable files on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Implement a fix for this vulnerability immediately!
Podman could be made to expose sensitive information or execute binary code.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Podman could be made to expose sensitive information or execute binary code. Software Description: - 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.

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security advisory update instructions ubuntu sensitive information podman binary execution libpod

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: podman 3.4.4+ds1-1ubuntu1.22.04.2 podman-docker 3.4.4+ds1-1ubuntu1.22.04.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6295-1

CVE-2022-2989

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6295-1

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security advisory update instructions ubuntu sensitive information podman binary execution libpod

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpod/3.4.4+ds1-1ubuntu1.22.04.2

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