USN-6170-1: Podman vulnerabilities

Publication date

16 June 2023

Overview

Podman could be made to pull an untrusted image.

Releases


Packages

  • libpod - engine to run OCI-based containers in Pods

Details

It was discovered that Podman incorrectly handled certain images.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to pull an untrusted image.

It was discovered that Podman incorrectly handled certain images.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to pull an untrusted image.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 LTS jammy podman –  3.4.4+ds1-1ubuntu1.22.04.1
podman-docker –  3.4.4+ds1-1ubuntu1.22.04.1

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