CVE-2024-9341 [Medium] | Security Bypass in Common

A flaw was found in Go. When FIPS mode is enabled on a system, container runtimes may incorrectly handle certain file paths due to improper validation in the containers/common Go library. This flaw allows an attacker to exploit symbolic links and trick the system into mounting sensitive host directories inside a container. This issue also allows attackers to access critical host files, bypassing the intended isolation between containers and the host system.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.90%	0.99%	+0.09%
2	2025-12-20	1.18%	0.90%	-0.28%
3	2025-12-16	—	1.18%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.90%

0.99%

+0.09%

2025-12-20

1.18%

0.90%

-0.28%

2025-12-16

—

1.18%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.4	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	1.2	4.2	[email protected]
8.2	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.8	4.7	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

5.4

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

1.2

4.2

[email protected]

8.2

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.8

4.7

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-9341

vendor	priority	summary	link
`alpine`	—	CVE-2024-9341: 2 source package rows (buildah, podman); 10 state rows across 4 repos (3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 10, open 0.	https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-9341
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2024-9341 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (golang-github-containers-common), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 2.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-9341
`redhat`	medium	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9341
`suse`	medium	CVE-2024-9341 severity moderate: SUSE including 314 source package names (2.0.4-5.5.160:podman-4.9.5-150500.3.18.1, 2.1.3-4.10:less-633-3.1, …), 455 product×package rows across 88 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/toolbox, … (88 product lines)): Known Affected 231, Fixed 188, Known Not Affected 36.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9341/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2024-9341 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (golang-github-containers-common), 7 status rows across 7 suites (focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, upstream): needs-triage 4, ignored 2, DNE 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-9341

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-9341

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
containers	common	—	cpe:2.3:a:containers:common::::::go::*
redhat	openshift_container_platform	4.12	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.12:::::::*
redhat	openshift_container_platform	4.13	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.13:::::::*
redhat	openshift_container_platform	4.14	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.14:::::::*
redhat	openshift_container_platform	4.15	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.15:::::::*
redhat	openshift_container_platform	4.16	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.16:::::::*
redhat	openshift_container_platform	4.17	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.17:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux	8.0	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0::::-:::
redhat	enterprise_linux	9.0	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:::::::*

References for CVE-2024-9341

URL	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10147
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10818
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:7925	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8039	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8112	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8238	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8263	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8428	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8690	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8694	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8846	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9454	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9459	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9341	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2315691	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/containers/common/blob/384f77532f67afc8a73d8e0c4adb0d195df57714/pkg/subscriptions/subscriptions.go#L169	Product
https://github.com/containers/common/blob/384f77532f67afc8a73d8e0c4adb0d195df57714/pkg/subscriptions/subscriptions.go#L349	Product

URL

CVE-2024-9341 | Podman: buildah: cri-o: fips crypto-policy directory mounting issue in containers/common go library

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-9341

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-9341

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-9341

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-9341

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-9341

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-9341

References for CVE-2024-9341