Link following in crun - CVE-2025-24965

 

Link following in crun - CVE-2025-24965

Published: February 19, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU104092
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24965
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to insecure link following in .krun_config.json. A malicious container image can trick the krun handler into escaping the root filesystem, allowing file creation or modification on the host.


Affected software

crun
openEuler
crun
crun-debuginfo
crun-debugsource
crun-help

How to mitigate CVE-2025-24965

Install updates from vendor's website.

crun - update to 1.20
crun - update to 1.8.7-3
crun-debuginfo - update to 1.8.7-3
crun-debugsource - update to 1.8.7-3
crun-help - update to 1.8.7-3

External References

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