CVE-2023-30549 is an ext4 use-after-free flaw affecting Apptainer versions prior to 1.1.0 and apptainer-suid installations below 1.1.8 on specific older Linux distributions. This vulnerability, rated High severity (CVSS 7.8), allows a local attacker to potentially cause a denial of service or achieve privilege escalation by exploiting the kernel. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, organizations using affected Apptainer versions on vulnerable operating systems should apply the patch in Apptainer 1.1.8 or implement recommended workarounds.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lfprojects:apptainer:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sylabs:singularity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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