High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-2990
CVE-2022-2990
Description
An incorrect handling of the supplementary groups in the Buildah container engine might lead to the sensitive information disclosure or possible data modification if an attacker has direct access to the affected container where supplementary groups are used to set access permissions and is able to execute a binary code in that container.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/containers/buildahGo | < 1.27.1 | 1.27.1 |
Affected products
55- osv-coords54 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/buildahpkg:apk/wolfi/buildahpkg:golang/github.com/containers/buildahpkg:rpm/almalinux/aardvark-dnspkg:rpm/almalinux/buildahpkg:rpm/almalinux/buildah-testspkg:rpm/almalinux/cockpit-podmanpkg:rpm/almalinux/conmonpkg:rpm/almalinux/containernetworking-pluginspkg:rpm/almalinux/containers-commonpkg:rpm/almalinux/container-selinuxpkg:rpm/almalinux/critpkg:rpm/almalinux/criupkg:rpm/almalinux/criu-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/criu-libspkg:rpm/almalinux/crunpkg:rpm/almalinux/fuse-overlayfspkg:rpm/almalinux/libslirppkg:rpm/almalinux/libslirp-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/netavarkpkg:rpm/almalinux/oci-seccomp-bpf-hookpkg:rpm/almalinux/podmanpkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-catatonitpkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-dockerpkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-gvproxypkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-pluginspkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-remotepkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-testspkg:rpm/almalinux/python3-criupkg:rpm/almalinux/python3-podmanpkg:rpm/almalinux/runcpkg:rpm/almalinux/skopeopkg:rpm/almalinux/skopeo-testspkg:rpm/almalinux/slirp4netnspkg:rpm/almalinux/toolboxpkg:rpm/almalinux/toolbox-testspkg:rpm/almalinux/udicapkg:rpm/opensuse/buildah&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/buildah&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/buildah&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/libgpg-error&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/libgpg-error&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/buildah&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/buildah&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/buildah&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/buildah&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/buildah&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/buildah&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/buildah&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/buildah&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/buildah&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libgpg-error&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/libgpg-error&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/libgpg-error&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3
< 0+ 53 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.1.0-5.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 1:1.27.2-2.module_el8.7.0+3348+f3135399
- (no CPE)range: < 1:1.27.2-2.module_el8.7.0+3348+f3135399
- (no CPE)range: < 53-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 3:2.1.4-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 1:1.1.1-3.module_el8.6.0+3070+1510fbd1
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1-43.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 2:2.189.0-1.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- (no CPE)range: < 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2751+06427ca3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2751+06427ca3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- (no CPE)range: < 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2751+06427ca3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.5-1.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- (no CPE)range: < 1.9-1.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.1.0-7.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.6-1.module_el8.6.0+3336+00d107d5
- (no CPE)range: < 3:4.2.0-4.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 3:4.2.0-4.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 3:4.2.0-4.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 3:4.2.0-4.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 3:4.2.0-4.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 3:4.2.0-4.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 3:4.2.0-4.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 3.15-3.module_el8.7.0+3407+95aa0ca9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 1:1.1.4-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.9.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.9.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.0-2.module_el8.6.0+3070+1510fbd1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.99.3-0.6.module_el8.6.0+3070+1510fbd1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.99.3-0.6.module_el8.6.0+3070+1510fbd1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.6-3.module_el8.7.0+3344+484dae7b
- (no CPE)range: < 1.27.1-150300.8.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.27.1-150400.3.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.27.0-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.42-150300.9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.42-150300.9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.25.1-150100.3.20.15
- (no CPE)range: < 1.25.1-150100.3.20.15
- (no CPE)range: < 1.25.1-150100.3.20.15
- (no CPE)range: < 1.27.1-150300.8.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.27.1-150400.3.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.25.1-150100.3.20.15
- (no CPE)range: < 1.25.1-150100.3.20.15
- (no CPE)range: < 1.25.1-150100.3.20.15
- (no CPE)range: < 1.25.1-150100.3.20.15
- (no CPE)range: < 1.42-150300.9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.42-150300.9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.42-150300.9.3.1
- Range: no fixed version known
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.benthamsgaze.org/2022/08/22/vulnerability-in-linux-containers-investigation-and-mitigation/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjm8-m7m6-2fjpghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2990ghsaADVISORY
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2990ghsaWEB
- github.com/containers/buildah/commit/4a8bf740e862f2438279c6feee2ea59ddf0cda0bghsaWEB
- github.com/containers/buildah/pull/4200ghsaWEB
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1008ghsaWEB
- www.benthamsgaze.org/2022/08/22/vulnerability-in-linux-containers-investigation-and-mitigationghsaWEB
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