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CVE-2022-23648

Insecure handling of image volumes in containerd CRI plugin

Published: Mar 3, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-200
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
27.4%
Top 2.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

containerd is a container runtime available as a daemon for Linux and Windows. A bug was found in containerd prior to versions 1.6.1, 1.5.10, and 1.14.12 where containers launched through containerd’s CRI implementation on Linux with a specially-crafted image configuration could gain access to read-only copies of arbitrary files and directories on the host. This may bypass any policy-based enforcement on container setup (including a Kubernetes Pod Security Policy) and expose potentially sensitive information. Kubernetes and crictl can both be configured to use containerd’s CRI implementation. This bug has been fixed in containerd 1.6.1, 1.5.10, and 1.4.12. Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

containerdlinuxfoundation
LibraryLibrary
AI / ML
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
containerdcontainerd
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
UbuntuCanonical Ltd.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linuxfoundationoss-projectUSAI / MLaka yocto, pytorch, everest
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
containerdoss-projectCloud & SaaSaka containerd, imgcrypt
canonical ltd.commercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166421/containerd-Image-Volume-Insecure-Handling.html
packetstormsecurity.com
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/10f428dac7cec44c864e1b830a4623af27a9fc70
github.com
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.4.13
github.com
and 36 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Mar 3, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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