CVE-2022-2738

The version of podman as released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras via RHSA-2022:2190...

7.5 High

The version of podman as released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras via RHSA-2022:2190 advisory included an incorrect version of podman missing the fix for CVE-2020-8945, which was previously fixed via RHSA-2020:2117. This issue could possibly be used to crash or cause potential code execution in Go applications that use the Go GPGME wrapper library, under certain conditions, during GPG signature verification.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.93%Down 1.6 points since Sep 2, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2022-2738
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2022-2738
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-34980 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-34980
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8pqv-rxj7-35c4 9.8

The version of podman as released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras via RHSA-2022:2190...

Record: GHSA-8pqv-rxj7-35c4
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2022:6119 7.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: podman security and bug fix update

Record: RHSA-2022:6119
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`podman` Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.6.4-36.el7_9	0:1.6.4-36.el7_9
`podman-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.6.4-36.el7_9	0:1.6.4-36.el7_9
`podman-docker` Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:1.6.4-36.el7_9	0:1.6.4-36.el7_9

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-2738 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Containers Podman, published September 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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