Host-file access and modification via unchecked bind-propagation
Published Oct 1, 2024 · Updated Mar 19, 2026
Improper input validation in Buildah before 1.37.4 and Podman before 5.2.4 allows local users with build privileges to access host files. In internal/volumes/volumes.go, GetBindMount and GetCacheMount append the bind-propagation value to mount options without restricting it to valid propagation modes. An attacker who can submit and run a crafted Containerfile can inject relabeling options that expose sensitive host directories to the build container and permit host-file modification.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in Buildah before 1.37.4 and Podman before 5.2.4 allows local users with build privileges to access host files. In internal/volumes/volumes.go, GetBindMount and GetCacheMount append the bind-propagation value to mount options without restricting it to valid propagation modes. An attacker who can submit and run a crafted Containerfile can inject relabeling options that expose sensitive host directories to the build container and permit host-file modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-9407
- Published
- Oct 1, 2024
- Updated
- Mar 19, 2026
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Classifications
- CWE-20, T1611
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Oct 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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