vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2023-27561: Important priority package update for runc
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 20, 2023 | Feb 17, 2025 | Jul 4, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 20, 2023
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 4, 2025
Description
runc through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go. To exploit this, an attacker must be able to spawn two containers with custom volume-mount configurations, and be able to run custom images. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2019-19921 regression.
A flaw was found in runc. An attacker who controls the container image for two containers that share a volume can race volume mounts during container initialization by adding a symlink to the rootfs that points to a directory on the volume.
A flaw was found in runc. An attacker who controls the container image for two containers that share a volume can race volume mounts during container initialization by adding a symlink to the rootfs that points to a directory on the volume.
Solutions
amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-runcamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-runc-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-runc-debugsource
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