Red Hat Security Advisory: buildah security update
Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in the buildah package used for building OCI container images on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 4. The first vulnerability (CVE-2024-9407) involves improper input validation in the bind-propagation option of the Dockerfile RUN --mount instruction. The second vulnerability (CVE-2024-9676) is a symlink traversal issue in the containers/storage library that can cause a denial of service (DoS). Red Hat has issued a security advisory with updated buildah packages addressing these issues. The update is rated as having a moderate security impact. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 4 versions are advised to apply the provided patches to remediate these vulnerabilities.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The buildah package facilitates building OCI container images and supports creating containers and images using Dockerfiles. Two vulnerabilities were fixed: CVE-2024-9407, an improper input validation flaw in the bind-propagation option of the Dockerfile RUN --mount instruction, and CVE-2024-9676, a symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library that can lead to denial of service. These issues affect multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 variants. Red Hat has released updated buildah packages to address these vulnerabilities as detailed in advisory RHSA-2024:9926.
Potential Impact
The improper input validation vulnerability could potentially allow malicious input to affect container build processes, while the symlink traversal vulnerability can cause denial of service conditions in container storage handling. Both vulnerabilities have a moderate security impact as rated by Red Hat. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated buildah packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official patches as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9926 and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: buildah security update
Description
Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in the buildah package used for building OCI container images on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 4. The first vulnerability (CVE-2024-9407) involves improper input validation in the bind-propagation option of the Dockerfile RUN --mount instruction. The second vulnerability (CVE-2024-9676) is a symlink traversal issue in the containers/storage library that can cause a denial of service (DoS). Red Hat has issued a security advisory with updated buildah packages addressing these issues. The update is rated as having a moderate security impact. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 4 versions are advised to apply the provided patches to remediate these vulnerabilities.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The buildah package facilitates building OCI container images and supports creating containers and images using Dockerfiles. Two vulnerabilities were fixed: CVE-2024-9407, an improper input validation flaw in the bind-propagation option of the Dockerfile RUN --mount instruction, and CVE-2024-9676, a symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library that can lead to denial of service. These issues affect multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 variants. Red Hat has released updated buildah packages to address these vulnerabilities as detailed in advisory RHSA-2024:9926.
Potential Impact
The improper input validation vulnerability could potentially allow malicious input to affect container build processes, while the symlink traversal vulnerability can cause denial of service conditions in container storage handling. Both vulnerabilities have a moderate security impact as rated by Red Hat. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated buildah packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official patches as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9926 and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:9926
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-9676"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a248d73e29bf47b50d63afa
Added to database: 6/6/2026, 9:13:23 PM
Last enriched: 6/6/2026, 9:20:47 PM
Last updated: 6/6/2026, 11:47:55 PM
Views: 5
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