CVE-2024-11218: Buildah allows build breakout using malicious Containerfiles and concurrent builds

CVE-2024-11218 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-01-28

Buildah allows build breakout using malicious Containerfiles and concurrent builds in github.com/containers/buildah

Technologies: github.com/containers/buildah (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-11218 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-11218 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-11218?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 28 January 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/containers/buildah (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.33.12,introduced=1.35.0,fixed=1.35.5,introduced=1.37.0,fixed=1.37.6,introduced=1.38.0,fixed=1.38.1, SEMVER:introduced=1.38.0,fixed=1.38.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-11218?
Yes. github.com/containers/buildah (Go): upgrade to 1.38.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-11218?
Check whether you run github.com/containers/buildah (Go) 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/buildah (Go): upgrade to 1.38.1 or later
    go get github.com/containers/buildah@v1.38.1

Affected products

  • github.com/containers/buildah (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.33.12,introduced=1.35.0,fixed=1.35.5,introduced=1.37.0,fixed=1.37.6,introduced=1.38.0,fixed=1.38.1, SEMVER:introduced=1.38.0,fixed=1.38.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-11218
  • GHSA-5vpc-35f4-r8w6
  • GO-2025-3414

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