# CVE-2019-18466: GO-2023-1942 - Podman Symlink Vulnerability in github.com/containers/libpod

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-18466-podman-symlink-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-18466 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-20

Podman Symlink Vulnerability in github.com/containers/libpod

Technologies: [github.com/containers/libpod (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-containers-libpod), [github.com/containers/podman (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-containers-podman), [github.com/containers/podman/v2 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-containers-podman-v2), [github.com/containers/podman/v3 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-containers-podman-v3), [github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-containers-podman-v4). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-18466 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-18466 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-18466?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/containers/libpod (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.0; github.com/containers/podman (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/containers/podman/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/containers/podman/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; and 1 more.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-18466?** Yes. github.com/containers/libpod (Go): upgrade to 1.6.0 or later; github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go): upgrade to 1.6.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-18466?** Check whether you run github.com/containers/libpod (Go), github.com/containers/podman (Go), github.com/containers/podman/v2 (Go) or one of the others listed at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/containers/libpod (Go): upgrade to 1.6.0 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/containers/libpod@v1.6.0
  ```

- github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go): upgrade to 1.6.0 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/containers/podman/v4@v1.6.0
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/containers/libpod (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.0
- github.com/containers/podman (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- github.com/containers/podman/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- github.com/containers/podman/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2019-18466
- GHSA-r34v-gqmw-qvgj
- GO-2023-1942

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