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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-28642: Security patch for runc (Multiple Advisories)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-28642: Security patch for runc (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/29/2023
Created
06/07/2023
Added
06/07/2023
Modified
07/14/2023

Description

runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. It was found that AppArmor can be bypassed when `/proc` inside the container is symlinked with a specific mount configuration. This issue has been fixed in runc version 1.1.5, by prohibiting symlinked `/proc`. See PR #3785 for details. users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using an untrusted container image.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-runc
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-runc-debuginfo

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