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CVE-2021-33638 (GCVE-0-2021-33638)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-29 07:59 – Updated: 2024-09-09 14:09
VLAI
Title
Run copy with container in a malicious directory may cause container escaping
Summary
When the isula cp command is used to copy files from a container to a host machine and the container is controlled by an attacker, the attacker can escape the container.
Severity
8.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-09 14:09 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-665 - Improper Initialization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
openEuler iSulad Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.0.8-20210518.144540.git5288ed93,2.0.18-10,2.1.2 (patch)
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Credits
panwenjie2@huawei.com
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