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CVE-2024-11218

Q: Is CVE-2024-11218 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-11218 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.4% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-11218?

CVE-2024-11218 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2025-01-22
Fixed in1.38.1 · 1.37.6 · 1.35.5 · 1.33.12
WeaknessCWE-269

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

A vulnerability was found in `podman build` and `buildah.` This issue occurs in a container breakout by using --jobs=2 and a race condition when building a malicious Containerfile. SELinux might mitigate it, but even with SELinux on, it still allows the enumeration of files and directories on the host.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2025-01-2205:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-11218?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-11218?format=csv
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Versions per branch

OSV

containers/buildah

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
1.38	≥ 1.38.0, < 1.38.1	1.38.1	OSV
1.37	≥ 1.37.0, < 1.37.6	1.37.6	OSV
1.35	≥ 1.35.0, < 1.35.5	1.35.5	OSV
1.33	< 1.33.12	1.33.12	OSV

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

aardvark-dnsAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2:1.10.1-2.module_el8.10.0+3901+4b80ecd7
aardvark-dnsAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2:1.10.1-2.module_el8.10.0+3909+6e1c1eb7
aardvark-dnsAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2:1.10.1-2.module_el8.10.0+3926+f12484f5
buildahAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 2:1.37.6-1.el9_5and 1 other package
buildahAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2:1.33.12-1.module_el8.10.0+3959+b8dc5e6aand 1 other package
cockpit-podmanAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 84.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8
conmonAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552
conmonAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3876+e55593a8

51 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

RHSA-2025:3798 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.25 bug fix and security update
RHSA-2025:3577 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.8 bug fix and security update
RHSA-2025:2701 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.56 bug fix and security update
RHSA-2025:2710 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.49 bug fix and security update
RHSA-2025:2441 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.74 bug fix and security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

Update containers/buildah to 1.38.1 · 1.37.6 · 1.35.5 · 1.33.12
Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:3798 · 4 productsFor OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.…
Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:3577 · 4 productsFor OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.…
Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:2701 · 1 productFor OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platfo…
Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:2710 · 4 productsFor OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.…
Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:2441 · 1 productFor OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.12/release_notes/ocp-4-1…
Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:3798 · 662 productsMandatory access controls should limit the access of the process performing the build, on systems where they are enabled. SELinux enforces strict access controls by confining the build process (e.g., Podman) to specific domains like container_t. This prevents unauthorized access to sensitive host …

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-01-22
OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
CNACVSS 3.18.6read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-269read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.4 %2026-10-22
OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2025-01-22
Last Modified: 2026-10-13
NVD status: Deferred

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-11218?

Is CVE-2024-11218 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-11218 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.4% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-11218?

CVE-2024-11218 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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