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CVE-2023-27561: Opencontainers runc Incorrect Authorization vulnerability

March 3, 2023 (updated December 6, 2024)

runc 1.0.0-rc95 through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go. To exploit this, an attacker must be able to spawn two containers with custom volume-mount configurations, and be able to run custom images. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2019-19921 regression.

References

  • gist.github.com/LiveOverflow/c937820b688922eb127fb760ce06dab9
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-vpvm-3wq2-2wvm
  • github.com/opencontainers/runc
  • github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/2197
  • github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/3751
  • github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/3785
  • github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v1.1.5
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00023.html
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANUGDBJ7NBUMSUFZUSKU3ZMQYZ2Z3STN
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DHGVGGMKGZSJ7YO67TGGPFEHBYMS63VF
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNB2UEDIIJCRQW4WJLZOPQJZXCVSXMLD
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FYVE3GB4OG3BNT5DLQHYO4M5SXX33AQ5
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I6BF24VCZRFTYBTT3T7HDZUOTKOTNPLZ
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANUGDBJ7NBUMSUFZUSKU3ZMQYZ2Z3STN
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DHGVGGMKGZSJ7YO67TGGPFEHBYMS63VF
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNB2UEDIIJCRQW4WJLZOPQJZXCVSXMLD
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FYVE3GB4OG3BNT5DLQHYO4M5SXX33AQ5
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I6BF24VCZRFTYBTT3T7HDZUOTKOTNPLZ
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27561
  • security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0004

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.0.0-rc95 before 1.1.5

Fixed versions

  • 1.1.5

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.1.5 or above.

Impact 7 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-706: Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference

Source file

go/github.com/opencontainers/runc/CVE-2023-27561.yml

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