CVE-2021-20291

EUVD-2021-1004
A deadlock vulnerability was found in 'github.com/containers/storage' in versions before 1.28.1. When a container image is processed, each layer is unpacked using `tar`. If one of those layers is not a valid `tar` archive this causes an error leading to an unexpected situation where the code indefinitely waits for the tar unpacked stream, which never finishes. An attacker could use this vulnerability to craft a malicious image, which when downloaded and stored by an application using containers/storage, would then cause a deadlock leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
6.5 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 75%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
storage_projectstorage
𝑥
< 1.28.1
redhatopenshift_container_platform
4.0
redhatenterprise_linux
8.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
golang-github-containers-storage
bookworm
1.43.0+ds1-8
fixed
bullseye
no-dsa
sid
1.55.1+ds1-1
fixed
trixie
1.55.1+ds1-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
golang-github-containers-storage
bionic
dne
focal
needs-triage
groovy
ignored
hirsute
ignored
impish
ignored
jammy
needs-triage
kinetic
ignored
lunar
ignored
mantic
ignored
noble
needs-triage
trusty
dne
xenial
dne