Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference Affecting container-tools:4.0/containers-common package, versions <2:1-38.module_el8.9.0+3627+db8ec155


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-CONTAINERTOOLS-6087883
  • published27 Nov 2023
  • disclosed7 Nov 2023

Introduced: 7 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-27561  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-706  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 container-tools:4.0/containers-common to version 2:1-38.module_el8.9.0+3627+db8ec155 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:6938.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream container-tools:4.0/containers-common package and not the container-tools:4.0/containers-common package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

runc 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.

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