# CVE-2024-1753: GO-2024-2658 - Container escape at build time in github.com/containers/buildah

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-1753-podman-affected-by-container-escape-at-build-time  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-03-22  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-1753 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-03-22

Container escape at build time in github.com/containers/buildah

Technologies: [github.com/containers/buildah (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-containers-buildah), [github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-containers-podman-v4), [github.com/containers/podman/v5 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-containers-podman-v5). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-1753 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-1753 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-1753?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 22 March 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/containers/buildah (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.35.1, SEMVER:introduced=1.35.0,fixed=1.35.1; github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=4.9.4; github.com/containers/podman/v5 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=5.0.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-1753?** Yes. github.com/containers/buildah (Go): upgrade to 1.35.1 or later; github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go): upgrade to 4.9.4 or later; github.com/containers/podman/v5 (Go): upgrade to 5.0.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-1753?** Check whether you run github.com/containers/buildah (Go), github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go) or github.com/containers/podman/v5 (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 1.35.1 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/containers/buildah@v1.35.1
  ```

- github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go): upgrade to 4.9.4 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/containers/podman/v4@v4.9.4
  ```

- github.com/containers/podman/v5 (Go): upgrade to 5.0.1 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/containers/podman/v5@v5.0.1
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/containers/buildah (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.35.1, SEMVER:introduced=1.35.0,fixed=1.35.1
- github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=4.9.4
- github.com/containers/podman/v5 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=5.0.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-1753
- GHSA-874v-pj72-92f3
- GHSA-pmf3-c36m-g5cf
- GO-2024-2658

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