Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-25153 CVE-2023-25173 |
CWE-ID | CWE-400 CWE-269 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system app-containers/containerd Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Gentoo |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU72319
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25153
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
app-containers/containerd to version: 1.6.19
Gentoo Linux: All versions
app-containers/containerd: before 1.6.19
CPE2.3http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-01
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU72320
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25173
CWE-ID:
CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
Update the affected packages.
app-containers/containerd to version: 1.6.19
Gentoo Linux: All versions
app-containers/containerd: before 1.6.19
CPE2.3http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-01
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.