SB2023021620 - Multiple vulnerabilities in containerd

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36109)

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management caused by improper setup of supplementary groups. A local user can bypass primary group restrictions and compromise the container.

2) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2995)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of the supplementary groups. A local user can bypass implemented security restrictions, leading to sensitive information disclosure or possible data modification.

3) Incorrect authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2989)

CWE-ID: CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of the supplementary groups in the Podman container engine. A local user with direct access to the affected container where supplementary groups are used can set access permissions and execute a binary code in that container.

4) Incorrect authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2990)

CWE-ID: CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of the supplementary groups in the Buildah container engine. A local user with direct access to the affected container where supplementary groups are used can set access permissions and execute a binary code in that container.

5) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25173)

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management where supplementary groups are not set up properly inside a container. A local user can use supplementary group access to bypass primary group restrictions and compromise the container.

6) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25153)

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when importing an OCI image. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-hmfx-3pcx-653p
• https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.6.18
• https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-259w-8hf6-59c2
• https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.5.18