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apko has incorrect permission (0666) in /etc/ld.so.cache and other files

Type: advisorySources: OSV

apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. Starting in version 0.27.0 and prior to version 0.29.5, critical files were inadvertently set to 0666, which could likely be abused for root escalation. Version 0.29.5 contains a fix for the issue.

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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2025-53945
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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3 Nov 2026, 02:33 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

apko has incorrect permission (0666) in /etc/ld.so.cache and other files

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Jul 2025, 15:35 UTC

apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. Starting in version 0.27.0 and prior to version 0.29.5, critical files were inadvertently set to 0666, which could likely be abused for root escalation. Version 0.29.5 contains a fix for the issue.

osv:CVE-2025-53945
Complete source record
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  "id": "056a81f523e978df920b7df17fa525496b21165fdd7ed9b4c83131fababcc38d",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53945",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "apko has incorrect permission (0666) in /etc/ld.so.cache and other files",
    "summary": "apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. Starting in version 0.27.0 and prior to version 0.29.5, critical files were inadvertently set to 0666, which could likely be abused for root escalation. Version 0.29.5 contains a fix for the issue.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2025-53945",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      "aliases": [
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        "GHSA-x6ph-r535-3vjw",
        "GO-2025-3816"
      ],
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        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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          ],
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:25.436793919Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "https://github.com/chainguard-dev/apko/releases/tag/v0.27.0",
        "https://github.com/chainguard-dev/apko/releases/tag/v0.29.5",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/53xxx/CVE-2025-53945.json",
        "https://github.com/chainguard-dev/apko/security/advisories/GHSA-x6ph-r535-3vjw",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53945",
        "https://github.com/chainguard-dev/apko/commit/04f37e2d50d5a502e155788561fb7d40de705bd9",
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      }
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    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 491916,
  "published_at": "2025-07-18T15:35:17.325+00:00"
}