SB2024013144 - Gentoo update for containerd



SB2024013144 - Gentoo update for containerd

Published: January 31, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024013144
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 83% Low 17%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32760)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to archive package allows chmod of file outside of unpack target directory. A remote attacker can deny access to the expected owner of the file, widen access to others, or set extended bits like setuid, setgid, and sticky.


2) Incorrect default permissions (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41103)

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

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect default permissions for container root directories and some plugins. When the UID of an unprivileged Linux user on the host collided with the file owner or group inside a container, the unprivileged Linux user on the host can discover, read, and modify those files.


3) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23471)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an error in containerd CRI stream server when handling terminal resize events. A remote user can request a TTY and force it to fail by sending a faulty command and exhaust memory on the host.


4) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23648)

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.


5) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24769)

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.


6) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31030)

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 within the ExecSync API. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.