CVE-2024-23652

CRITICAL10.0EPSS 5.7%

BuildKit vulnerable to possible host system access from mount stub cleaner

Published: 1/31/2024Modified: 2/4/2026

Description

### Impact A malicious BuildKit frontend or Dockerfile using `RUN --mount` could trick the feature that removes empty files created for the mountpoints into removing a file outside the container, from the host system. ### Patches The issue has been fixed in v0.12.5 ### Workarounds Avoid using BuildKit frontend from an untrusted source or building an untrusted Dockerfile containing `RUN --mount` feature. ### References

Affected packages (2)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 3.1CRITICAL10.0CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

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