GHSA-7638-r9r3-rmjj
Buildah processes using chroot isolation may leak environment values to intermediate processes
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/containers/buildah | < 1.16.8 | 1.16.8 |
| Go | github.com/containers/buildah | >= 1.17.0, < 1.17.2 | 1.17.2 |
| Go | github.com/containers/buildah | >= 1.18.0, < 1.19.9 | 1.19.9 |
| Go | github.com/containers/buildah | >= 1.20.0, < 1.21.3 | 1.21.3 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
When running processes using "chroot" isolation, the process being run can examine the environment variables of its immediate parent and grandparent processes (CVE-2021-3602). This isolation type is often used when running `buildah` in unprivileged containers, and it is often used to do so in CI/CD environments. If sensitive information is exposed to the original `buildah` process through its environment, that information will unintentionally be shared with child processes which it starts as part of handling RUN instructions or during `buildah run`. The commands that `buildah` is instructed to run can read that information if they choose to.
### Patches
Users should upgrade packages, or images which contain packages, to include version 1.21.3 or later.
### Workarounds
As a workaround, invoking `buildah` in a container under `env -i` to have it started with a reinitialized environment should prevent the leakage.
### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
* Open an issue in [buildah](https://github.com/containers/buildah/issues)
* Email us at [the buildah general mailing list](mailto:[email protected]), or [the podman security mailing list](mailto:[email protected]) if it's sensitive.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/containers/buildah/security/advisories/GHSA-7638-r9r3-rmjj
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3602
- https://github.com/containers/buildah/commit/a468ce0ffd347035d53ee0e26c205ef604097fb0
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1969264
- https://github.com/containers/buildah
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0345
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3602