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 Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-containerd | Aug 22, 2024 | Mar 3, 2022 | |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-containerdamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-containerd-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-containerd-stressamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-dockeramazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-docker-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-ecs-initamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-runcamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-runc-debuginfo | Jul 4, 2022 | Mar 3, 2022 | |
| Amazon_linux | — | amazon-linux-upgrade-containerd | Mar 5, 2022 | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 3, 2022 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-containerd | Nov 7, 2022 | Mar 3, 2022 | |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2023129 | dell-powerstoreos-upgrade-latest | Jan 13, 2026 | Apr 4, 2023 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-containers-containerd | Feb 1, 2024 | Mar 3, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-docker-engine | Jun 14, 2022 | Mar 3, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-docker-enginehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-docker-engine-selinux | Jan 10, 2024 | Mar 3, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-docker-enginehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-docker-engine-selinux | Jun 16, 2022 | Mar 3, 2022 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-containerdsuse-upgrade-containerd-ctrsuse-upgrade-containerd-develsuse-upgrade-dockersuse-upgrade-docker-bash-completionsuse-upgrade-docker-fish-completionsuse-upgrade-docker-kubicsuse-upgrade-docker-kubic-bash-completionsuse-upgrade-docker-kubic-fish-completionsuse-upgrade-docker-kubic-kubeadm-criconfigsuse-upgrade-docker-kubic-zsh-completionsuse-upgrade-docker-zsh-completionsuse-upgrade-trivy | Mar 5, 2022 | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-pro-upgrade-containerdubuntu-upgrade-containerd | Mar 4, 2022 | Mar 3, 2022 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 3, 2022 |
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