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CVE-2023-25153

containerd OCI image importer memory exhaustion

Published: Feb 16, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDU csafCWE-770
NVD MITRE
6.2CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 64.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

containerd is an open source container runtime. Before versions 1.6.18 and 1.5.18, when importing an OCI image, there was no limit on the number of bytes read for certain files. A maliciously crafted image with a large file where a limit was not applied could cause a denial of service. This bug has been fixed in containerd 1.6.18 and 1.5.18. Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue. As a workaround, ensure that only trusted images are used and that only trusted users have permissions to import images.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-770

Affected Products

containerdcontainerd
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
FedoraFedora Project
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
containerdoss-projectCloud & SaaSaka containerd, imgcrypt
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
fedora projectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora
and 3 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Impact
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References

https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-259w-8hf6-59c2
github.com
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/0c314901076a74a7b797a545d2f462285fdbb8c4
github.com
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.5.18
github.com
and 26 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Feb 16, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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