Incorrect Privilege Assignment Affecting containerd-debugsource package, versions <0:2.3.7-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-CONTAINERDDEBUGSOURCE-21702636
  • published25 Oct 2026
  • disclosed12 Oct 2026

Introduced: 12 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-95837  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-266  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 containerd-debugsource to version 0:2.3.7-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-3273.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream containerd-debugsource package and not the containerd-debugsource package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

containerd is an open-source container runtime. From 2.1.0 until 2.2.7 and 2.3.4, containerd's CRI CreateContainer checkpoint restore is vulnerable because CRIU restores process security state from checkpoint data instead of enforcing the destination ContainerConfig. An attacker who can create a container from a crafted checkpoint can supply restored credentials, capabilities, no_new_privs, and seccomp state. The restored process can run as root with full capabilities and no enforced seccomp filters while CRI status reports the requested configuration. Systems that do not use CRI checkpoint restore are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2.2.7 and 2.3.4.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1