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GHSA-7638-r9r3-rmjj

Buildah processes using chroot isolation may leak environment values to intermediate processes

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) Moderate CVE-2021-3602

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed 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

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### 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.

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