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Cri-o: arbitrary command injection via pod annotation

Type: advisorySources: OSV

A flaw was found in cri-o, where an arbitrary systemd property can be injected via a Pod annotation. Any user who can create a pod with an arbitrary annotation may perform an arbitrary action on the host system.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-3154
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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5 Nov 2026, 01:21 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Cri-o: arbitrary command injection via pod annotation

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Apr 2024, 03:12 UTC

A flaw was found in cri-o, where an arbitrary systemd property can be injected via a Pod annotation. Any user who can create a pod with an arbitrary annotation may perform an arbitrary action on the host system.

osv:CVE-2024-3154
Complete source record
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