Debian update for containerd

Published: 2022-06-13

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-24769 CVE-2022-31030
CWE-ID	CWE-264 CWE-400
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	containerd (Debian package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Debian

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU61600

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24769

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to containers are incorrectly started with non-empty inheritable Linux process capabilities, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Update containerd package to version 1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u2.

Vulnerable software versions

containerd (Debian package): 1.4.0~beta0~ds1-1 - 1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5162

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.

2) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU64007