# CVE-2024-5154: GO-2024-2919 - malicious container creates symlink "mtab" on the host External in github.com/cri-o/cri-o

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-5154-malicious-container-creates-symlink-mtab-on-the-host-external  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-06-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-5154 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-06-14

malicious container creates symlink "mtab" on the host External in github.com/cri-o/cri-o

Technologies: [github.com/cri-o/cri-o (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-cri-o-cri-o). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-5154 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-5154 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-5154?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 14 June 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/cri-o/cri-o (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.28.6,fixed=1.28.7, SEMVER:introduced=1.28.6,fixed=1.28.7,introduced=1.29.4,fixed=1.29.5,introduced=1.30.0,fixed=1.30.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-5154?** Yes. github.com/cri-o/cri-o (Go): upgrade to 1.28.7, 1.30.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-5154?** Check whether you run github.com/cri-o/cri-o (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/cri-o/cri-o (Go): upgrade to 1.28.7, 1.30.1 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/cri-o/cri-o@v1.30.1
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/cri-o/cri-o (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.28.6,fixed=1.28.7, SEMVER:introduced=1.28.6,fixed=1.28.7,introduced=1.29.4,fixed=1.29.5,introduced=1.30.0,fixed=1.30.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-5154
- GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8
- GO-2024-2919

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