Path Traversal Vulnerability in CRI-O Affects Node-Level Operations
CVE-2025-0750

6.6MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 January 2025

Summary

A significant vulnerability exists in the CRI-O log management functionalities, specifically within the UnMountPodLogs and LinkContainerLogs methods. This flaw allows a malicious actor, possessing the necessary permissions to create and delete Pods, to exploit path traversal techniques. By doing so, they may unmount arbitrary host paths, potentially compromising node stability and availability. Such actions could culminate in a denial of service at the node level, impacting the integrity and performance of critical system directories.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-0750
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2339405
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.6
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Red Hat would like to thank Dongha Kim for reporting this issue.
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