# CVE-2024-3056: GO-2024-3042 - Podman vulnerable to memory-based denial of service in github.com/containers/podman

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-3056-podman-vulnerable-to-memory-based-denial-of-service  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-06  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-3056 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-06

Podman vulnerable to memory-based denial of service in github.com/containers/podman

Technologies: [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), [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-2024-3056 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-3056 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-3056?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 6 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/containers/podman (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=5.2.0; github.com/containers/podman/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=5.2.0; github.com/containers/podman/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=5.2.0; github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=5.2.0; and 1 more.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-3056?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-3056?** Check whether you run github.com/containers/podman (Go), github.com/containers/podman/v2 (Go), github.com/containers/podman/v3 (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.

## Affected products

- github.com/containers/podman (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=5.2.0
- github.com/containers/podman/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=5.2.0
- github.com/containers/podman/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=5.2.0
- github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=5.2.0
- github.com/containers/podman/v5 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=5.2.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-3056
- GHSA-rpcc-p8xm-rc6p
- GO-2024-3042

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