Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2024-5154

A flaw was found in cri-o.

Published Jun 12, 2024 · catalog updated Nov 4, 2026 · A flaw was found

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-5154. EPSS is 1.24%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A flaw was found).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.24%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe kubernetes/cri-o · cpe redhat/openshift container platform

A flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe kubernetes/cri-o1.28.6
  • cpe kubernetes/cri-o1.29.4
  • cpe kubernetes/cri-o1.30.0
  • cpe redhat/openshift container platform3.11
  • cpe redhat/openshift container platform4.0
  • cpe redhat/openshift container platform4.12
  • cpe redhat/openshift container platform4.13
  • cpe redhat/openshift container platform4.14

How to fix CVE-2024-5154

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 1.28.6 · 5 other packages on the advisory

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-5154. EPSS is 1.24%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with redhat/openshift container platform 3.11; redhat/openshift container platform 4.0; redhat/openshift container platform 4.12; redhat/openshift container platform 4.13. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 1.24%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 12, 2024 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.

  2. Oct 31, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.

  3. Nov 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-5154

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-5154

    A flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • NIST NVDNov 5, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 2, 2026