SCA: security update for github.com/cri-o/cri-o (GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 416278

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- A flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host
via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on
the host system. (CVE-2024-5154)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 416278

Version: Revision 1.12

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.8

Percentile: 57.52

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-5154

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/4/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/4/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-5154