Containers/image: digest type does not guarantee valid type

Summary

A flaw was found in the github.com/containers/image library. This flaw allows attackers to trigger unexpected authenticated registry accesses on behalf of a victim user, causing resource exhaustion, local path traversal, and other attacks.

Timeline

1. May 9, 2024, 2:57 PM UTCCVE published
2. May 13, 2024, 5:59 PM UTCCISA SSVC assessment

   Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

3. Oct 29, 2026, 6:24 AM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• image

  fixed in 5.29.3; From 5.30.0 · fixed in 5.30.1

• oadp/oadp-velero-plugin-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-central-db-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-collector-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-collector-slim-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-main-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-operator-bundle

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-rhel8-operator

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-roxctl-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-db-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-db-slim-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-slim-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-v4-db-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-v4-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-central-db-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-collector-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-collector-slim-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-main-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-operator-bundle

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-rhel8-operator

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-roxctl-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-db-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-db-slim-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-slim-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-v4-db-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-v4-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• container-tools:rhel8

  Version range not reported

• buildah

  Version range not reported

• skopeo

  Version range not reported

• podman

  Version range not reported

• rhmtc/openshift-migration-controller-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• podman

  Version range not reported

• skopeo

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-operator-lifecycle-manager

  Version range not reported

• podman

  Version range not reported

• skopeo

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/network-tools-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-agent-installer-api-server-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-agent-installer-node-agent-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-alibaba-machine-controllers-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-apiserver-network-proxy-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-cluster-autoscaler-rhel9-operator

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-cluster-control-plane-machine-set-rhel9-operator

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-cluster-ingress-rhel9-operator

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-cluster-network-rhel9-operator

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-cluster-node-tuning-rhel9-operator

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-console

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-docker-builder

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-hypershift-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-insights-rhel9-operator

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-machine-api-rhel9-operator

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-multus-admission-controller-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-multus-whereabouts-ipam-cni-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-nutanix-machine-controllers-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-openshift-controller-manager-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-operator-lifecycle-manager-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-operator-registry-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-ovn-kubernetes-microshift-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-ovn-kubernetes-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-powervs-cloud-controller-manager-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-powervs-machine-controllers-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-sdn-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-tests

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-tools-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8

  Version range not reported

• rhcos

  Version range not reported

• podman

  Version range not reported

• skopeo

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-agent-installer-orchestrator-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9

  Version range not reported

• podman

  Version range not reported

• skopeo

  Version range not reported

• cri-o

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-operator-lifecycle-manager-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-machine-config-rhel9-operator

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-agent-installer-orchestrator-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-agent-installer-node-agent-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-machine-config-rhel9-operator

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-olm-operator-controller-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-operator-lifecycle-manager-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-operator-registry-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-agent-installer-orchestrator-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/oc-mirror-plugin-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-agent-installer-api-server-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-agent-installer-node-agent-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-agent-installer-orchestrator-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-machine-config-rhel9-operator

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-openshift-apiserver-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• container-native-virtualization/virt-cdi-controller-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• multicluster-engine/agent-service-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• multicluster-engine/assisted-installer-agent-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• multicluster-engine/assisted-installer-reporter-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• multicluster-engine/assisted-installer-rhel8

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• multicluster-engine/hive-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• ocp-tools-4/jenkins-agent-base-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• openshift-serverless-1/client-kn-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• openshift-serverless-clients

  Version range not reported

• source-to-image-container

  Version range not reported

• rhacm2/submariner-rhel9-operator

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-central-db-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-main-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-rhel8-operator

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-roxctl-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-db-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-db-slim-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-scanner-slim-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• openshift-clients

  Version range not reported

• openshift-clients

  Version range not reported

• buildah

  Version range not reported

• conmon

  Version range not reported

• containers-common

  Version range not reported

• osbuild-composer

  Version range not reported

• podman

  Version range not reported

• skopeo

  Version range not reported

• buildah

  Version range not reported

• podman

  Version range not reported

• skopeo

  Version range not reported

• container-tools:4.0/buildah

  Version range not reported

• container-tools:4.0/conmon

  Version range not reported

• container-tools:4.0/containers-common

  Version range not reported

• container-tools:4.0/podman

  Version range not reported

• container-tools:4.0/skopeo

  Version range not reported

• osbuild-composer

  Version range not reported

• conmon

  Version range not reported

• containers-common

  Version range not reported

• osbuild-composer

  Version range not reported

• atomic-openshift

  Version range not reported

• podman

  Version range not reported

• buildah

  Version range not reported

• conmon

  Version range not reported

• containers-common

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-agent-installer-csr-approver-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-baremetal-installer-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-cli

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-cli-artifacts

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-deployer-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-installer

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-installer-altinfra-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-installer-artifacts

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-olm-rukpak-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• openshift4/ose-openshift-proxy-pull-test-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• openshift-clients

  Version range not reported

• ose-installer-terraform-providers-container

  Version range not reported

• rhai-tech-preview/assisted-installer-agent-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• rhai-tech-preview/assisted-installer-reporter-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• rhai-tech-preview/assisted-installer-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• devspaces/udi-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-must-gather-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-rhel8-operator

  Version range not reported

• container-native-virtualization/virt-cdi-apiserver

  Version range not reported

• container-native-virtualization/virt-cdi-apiserver-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• container-native-virtualization/virt-cdi-cloner

  Version range not reported

• container-native-virtualization/virt-cdi-cloner-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• container-native-virtualization/virt-cdi-controller

  Version range not reported

• container-native-virtualization/virt-cdi-importer

  Version range not reported

• container-native-virtualization/virt-cdi-importer-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• container-native-virtualization/virt-cdi-operator

  Version range not reported

• container-native-virtualization/virt-cdi-operator-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• container-native-virtualization/virt-cdi-uploadproxy

  Version range not reported

• container-native-virtualization/virt-cdi-uploadproxy-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• container-native-virtualization/virt-cdi-uploadserver

  Version range not reported

• container-native-virtualization/virt-cdi-uploadserver-rhel9

  Version range not reported

• osp-director-provisioner-container

  Version range not reported

• quay/quay-builder-rhel8

  Version range not reported

• github.com/containers/imageGo

  fixed in 5.30.1

• github.com/containers/image/v5Go

  From 5.30.0 · fixed in 5.30.1

• github.com/containers/image/v5Go

  fixed in 5.29.3

• github.com/containers/image/v5Go

  fixed in 5.29.3; From 5.30.0 · fixed in 5.30.1

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