Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Jul 25, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-38496
CVE-2023-38496
Description
Apptainer is an open source container platform. Version 1.2.0-rc.2 introduced an ineffective privilege drop when requesting container network setup, therefore subsequent functions are called with root privileges, the attack surface is rather limited for users but an attacker could possibly craft a starter config to delete any directory on the host filesystems. A security fix has been included in Apptainer 1.2.1. There is no known workaround outside of upgrading to Apptainer 1.2.1.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/apptainer/apptainerGo | >= 1.2.0, < 1.2.1 | 1.2.1 |
Affected products
9- ghsa-coords6 versionspkg:golang/github.com/apptainer/apptainerpkg:rpm/opensuse/apptainer&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/apptainer&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/squashfuse&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/suse/apptainer&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/squashfuse&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP5
>= 1.2.0, < 1.2.1+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.2.0, < 1.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.0-bp155.3.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.5.0-bp155.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.0-bp155.3.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.5.0-bp155.2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/apptainer/apptainer/pull/1523nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/apptainer/apptainer/pull/1578nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/apptainer/apptainer/security/advisories/GHSA-mmx5-32m4-wxvxnvdPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-mmx5-32m4-wxvxghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38496ghsaADVISORY
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