CVE-2023-0778
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.54% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 45.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-03-27 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-02-24 17:25Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-02-10
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race ConditionBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1255d140947724ec5debaf1cb14bcfef4c179b914082a3903b8db81f31f9d653
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2168256
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- aardvark-dns Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:1.0.1-37.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 2:1.5.0-2.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- buildah Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:1.24.6-5.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 1:1.29.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- buildah-tests Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:1.24.6-5.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 1:1.29.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- cockpit-podman Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 46-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f
- Affected before 63.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3557+7ba9cc13
- conmon Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:2.1.4-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f
- Affected before 3:2.1.6-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- container-selinux Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:2.199.0-1.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 2:2.205.0-2.module_el8.8.0+3557+7ba9cc13
- containernetworking-plugins Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:1.1.1-2.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f
- Affected before 1:1.2.0-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- containers-common Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:1-37.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 2:1-63.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- crit Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- criu Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- criu-devel Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- criu-libs Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- crun Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.6-1.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 1.8.1-2.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- fuse-overlayfs Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.10-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- Affected before 1.9-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f
- libslirp Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 4.4.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 4.4.0-1.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- Affected before 4.4.0-1.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- libslirp-devel Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 4.4.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 4.4.0-1.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- Affected before 4.4.0-1.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- netavark Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:1.0.1-37.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 2:1.5.0-4.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- oci-seccomp-bpf-hook Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.2.5-2.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 1.2.8-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- podman Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- podman-catatonit Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- podman-docker Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- podman-gvproxy Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- podman-plugins Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- podman-remote Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- podman-tests Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- python3-criu Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- python3-podman Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 4.0.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 4.4.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- runc Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:1.1.4-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f
- Affected before 1:1.1.4-1.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- skopeo Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:1.11.2-0.2.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- Affected before 2:1.6.2-6.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- skopeo-tests Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:1.11.2-0.2.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- Affected before 2:1.6.2-6.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- slirp4netns Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.1.8-2.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 1.1.8-2.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- Affected before 1.2.0-2.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- toolbox Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 0.0.99.3-7.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 0.0.99.3-7.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- toolbox-tests Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 0.0.99.3-7.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 0.0.99.3-7.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- udica Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 0.2.6-20.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- Affected before 0.2.6-3.module_el8.6.0+2886+d33c3efb
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- aardvark-dns Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:1.0.1-37.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 2:1.5.0-2.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- buildah Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:1.24.6-5.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 1:1.29.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- buildah-tests Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:1.24.6-5.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 1:1.29.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- cockpit-podman Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 46-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f
- Affected before 63.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3557+7ba9cc13
- conmon Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:2.1.4-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f
- Affected before 3:2.1.6-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- container-selinux Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:2.199.0-1.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 2:2.205.0-2.module_el8.8.0+3557+7ba9cc13
- containernetworking-plugins Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:1.1.1-2.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f
- Affected before 1:1.2.0-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- containers-common Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:1-37.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 2:1-63.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- crit Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- criu Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- criu-devel Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- criu-libs Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- crun Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.6-1.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 1.8.1-2.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- fuse-overlayfs Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.10-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- Affected before 1.9-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f
- libslirp Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 4.4.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 4.4.0-1.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- Affected before 4.4.0-1.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- libslirp-devel Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 4.4.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 4.4.0-1.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- Affected before 4.4.0-1.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- netavark Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:1.0.1-37.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 2:1.5.0-4.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- oci-seccomp-bpf-hook Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.2.5-2.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 1.2.8-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- podman Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- podman-catatonit Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- podman-docker Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- podman-gvproxy Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- podman-plugins Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- podman-remote Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- podman-tests Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:4.0.2-20.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 3:4.4.1-8.module_el8.8.0+3568+e8578284
- python3-criu Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- Affected before 3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- python3-podman Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 4.0.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 4.4.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- runc Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:1.1.4-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f
- Affected before 1:1.1.4-1.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- skopeo Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:1.11.2-0.2.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- Affected before 2:1.6.2-6.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- skopeo-tests Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:1.11.2-0.2.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- Affected before 2:1.6.2-6.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- slirp4netns Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.1.8-2.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- Affected before 1.1.8-2.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- Affected before 1.2.0-2.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- toolbox Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 0.0.99.3-7.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 0.0.99.3-7.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- toolbox-tests Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 0.0.99.3-7.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- Affected before 0.0.99.3-7.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- udica Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 0.2.6-20.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
- Affected before 0.2.6-3.module_el8.6.0+2886+d33c3efb
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- libpod Fixed in 4.3.1+ds1-7
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS
- libpod No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS
- libpod No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.