4.5
Medium
CVE-2026-79705 Podman: buildah: buildah/copier: directory escape via crafted tar symlinks when used outside buildah by non-root callers
Description
A flaw was found in the buildah/copier Go package. When used outside of Buildah by a non-root caller, a crafted tar archive containing malicious symlinks can escape the target extraction directory and create files outside the intended destination. Buildah itself uses chroot hardening and is not affected.
CVSS 3.1 detail
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitable remotely over the network, with an administrator account and if a user takes an action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- Interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Quay 3 | Versions not published |
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| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Versions not published |
References
- RHSA-2026:74861 access.redhat.com
- access.redhat.com access.redhat.com
- RHBZ#2523419 bugzilla.redhat.com
Timeline
- Published
- Last modified
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