Description
A flaw was found in Go. When FIPS mode is enabled on a system, container runtimes may incorrectly handle certain file paths due to improper validation in the containers/common Go library. This flaw allows an attacker to exploit symbolic links and trick the system into mounting sensitive host directories inside a container. This issue also allows attackers to access critical host files, bypassing the intended isolation between containers and the host system.
Published: 2024-10-01
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: 1.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-3079 A flaw was found in Go. When FIPS mode is enabled on a system, container runtimes may incorrectly handle certain file paths due to improper validation in the containers/common Go library. This flaw allows an attacker to exploit symbolic links and trick the system into mounting sensitive host directories inside a container. This issue also allows attackers to access critical host files, bypassing the intended isolation between containers and the host system.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mc76-5925-c5p6 Link Following in github.com/containers/common
History

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.18::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ironic:4.18::el9
References

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.18::el9
References

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00264}

 epss

{'score': 0.00287}

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 05:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 04:00:00 +0000

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References

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Containers
Containers common
Redhat openshift Container Platform
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:containers:common:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Containers
Containers common
Redhat openshift Container Platform

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:45:00 +0000

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References

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Redhat openshift Ironic
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.12::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.12::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ironic:4.12::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat openshift Ironic
References

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.13::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.13::el9
References

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 02:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
References

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 05:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.15::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.15::el9
References

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.16::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.16::el9
References

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 23:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.14::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.14::el9
References

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.17::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.17::el9
References

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
References

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 02:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
References

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 01:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 threat_severity

Moderate

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in Go. When FIPS mode is enabled on a system, container runtimes may incorrectly handle certain file paths due to improper validation in the containers/common Go library. This flaw allows an attacker to exploit symbolic links and trick the system into mounting sensitive host directories inside a container. This issue also allows attackers to access critical host files, bypassing the intended isolation between containers and the host system.
Title Podman: buildah: cri-o: fips crypto-policy directory mounting issue in containers/common go library
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-59
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

Subscriptions

Containers Common
Redhat Enterprise Linux Openshift Openshift Container Platform Openshift Ironic
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-30T18:13:53.052Z

Reserved: 2024-09-30T15:19:22.496Z

Link: CVE-2024-9341

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-10-01T19:23:33.089Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-10-01T19:15:09.500

Modified: 2026-10-30T19:17:30.377

Link: CVE-2024-9341

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-10-01T15:45:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-9341 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses