Upstream information
Description
Apptainer is an open source container platform. In Apptainer versions less than 1.4.5, a container can disable two of the forms of the little used --security option, in particular the forms --security=apparmor:<profile> and --security=selinux:<label> which otherwise put restrictions on operations that containers can do. The --security option has always been mentioned in Apptainer documentation as being a feature for the root user, although these forms do also work for unprivileged users on systems where the corresponding feature is enabled. Apparmor is enabled by default on Debian-based distributions and SElinux is enabled by default on RHEL-based distributions, but on SUSE it depends on the distribution version. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.4.5.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Analysis
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | CNA (GitHub) | National Vulnerability Database |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Local | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | None |
| User Interaction | Required | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | Low | None |
| Integrity Impact | Low | Low |
| Availability Impact | Low | None |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
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Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | apptainer | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | apptainer | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP6 | apptainer | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP7 | apptainer | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | apptainer | Analysis |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | apptainer | Analysis |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Dec 2 20:01:15 2025CVE page last modified: Thu Dec 18 01:42:01 2025