Directory Traversal Affecting containerd package, versions <0:1.4.6-3.9.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-CONTAINERD-1727962
  • published5 Oct 2021
  • disclosed4 Oct 2021

Introduced: 4 Oct 2021

CVE-2021-41103  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 containerd to version 0:1.4.6-3.9.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2021-1540.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream containerd package and not the containerd package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

containerd is an open source container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness and portability. A bug was found in containerd where container root directories and some plugins had insufficiently restricted permissions, allowing otherwise unprivileged Linux users to traverse directory contents and execute programs. When containers included executable programs with extended permission bits (such as setuid), unprivileged Linux users could discover and execute those programs. When the UID of an unprivileged Linux user on the host collided with the file owner or group inside a container, the unprivileged Linux user on the host could discover, read, and modify those files. This vulnerability has been fixed in containerd 1.4.11 and containerd 1.5.7. Users should update to these version when they are released and may restart containers or update directory permissions to mitigate the vulnerability. Users unable to update should limit access to the host to trusted users. Update directory permission on container bundles directories.

CVSS Scores

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