Security restrictins bypass in containerd



Published: 2022-03-03 | Updated: 2022-03-30
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-23648
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
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Vendor containerd

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU60972

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23648

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling specially crafted image configuration in containerd where containers launched through containerd’s CRI implementation. A remote attacker can bypass any policy-based enforcement on container setup and access the read-only copies of arbitrary files and directories on the host.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

containerd: 1.0.0 - 1.6.0

External links

http://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.6.1
http://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-crp2-qrr5-8pq7
http://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.5.10
http://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.4.13


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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