Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in containerd - CVE-2025-47290
Published: May 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109601
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-47290
CWE-ID: CWE-367
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: containerd
Affected software:
containerd
containerd
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition while unpacking an image during an image pull. A remote attacker can trick the victim into using a specially crafted image and perform arbitrary modifications of the host file system, leading to its compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-47290
Install updates from vendor's website.