Vulnerability identifier: #VU63090

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29162

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
runc
Server applications / Virtualization software

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

runc: 1.1.0 - 1.1.1

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CPE

• cpe:2.3:a:linux_foundation:runc:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links
http://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v1.1.2

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?