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libpod — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1726

A flaw was discovered in Podman where it incorrectly allows containers when created to overwrite existing files in volumes, even if they are mounted as read-only. When a user runs a malicious container or a container based on a malicious image with an attached volume that is used for the first time, it is possible to trigger the flaw and overwrite files in the volume.This issue was introduced in version 1.6.0.

Products
libpod
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.6.4+dfsg1-3
CVEs
CVE-2020-1726
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 13:28 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1726

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Feb 2020, 20:15 UTC

A flaw was discovered in Podman where it incorrectly allows containers when created to overwrite existing files in volumes, even if they are mounted as read-only. When a user runs a malicious container or a container based on a malicious image with an attached volume that is used for the first time, it is possible to trigger the flaw and overwrite files in the volume.This issue was introduced in version 1.6.0.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1726

libpod

Fixed versions: 1.6.4+dfsg1-3

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1726",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1726",
    "summary": "A flaw was discovered in Podman where it incorrectly allows containers when created to overwrite existing files in volumes, even if they are mounted as read-only. When a user runs a malicious container or a container based on a malicious image with an attached volume that is used for the first time, it is possible to trigger the flaw and overwrite files in the volume.This issue was introduced in version 1.6.0.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1726",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "libpod",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "1.6.4+dfsg1-3",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1726",
      "aliases": [
        "DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1726"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
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                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "libpod",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/libpod?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
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            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1726.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T12:02:28.641850067Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2020-1726"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-1726"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-1726",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 452306,
  "published_at": "2020-02-11T20:15:12.07+00:00"
}