containerd is an open source container runtime. A bug was found in the containerd's CRI implementation where programs inside a container can cause the containerd daemon to consume memory without bound during invocation of the `ExecSync` API. This can cause containerd to consume all available memory on the computer, denying service to other legitimate workloads. Kubernetes and crictl can both be configured to use containerd's CRI implementation; `ExecSync` may be used when running probes or when executing processes via an "exec" facility. This bug has been fixed in containerd 1.6.6 and 1.5.13. Users should update to these versions to resolve the issue. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that only trusted images and commands are used.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-containerd | Aug 22, 2024 | Jun 6, 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 | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| Amazon_linux | — | amazon-linux-upgrade-containerd | May 13, 2025 | Jun 9, 2022 |
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | Jun 6, 2022 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-containerd | Nov 7, 2022 | Jun 9, 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 | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-docker-engine | Oct 11, 2022 | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-docker-engine | Mar 8, 2023 | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-docker-engine | Jun 9, 2023 | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-docker-engine | Jun 9, 2023 | Jun 9, 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-runc | Oct 26, 2022 | Jun 9, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-pro-upgrade-containerdubuntu-upgrade-containerd | Dec 13, 2022 | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Jun 6, 2022 |
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