Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting containerd-stress-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.3.7-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-CONTAINERDSTRESSDEBUGINFO-21702272
  • published25 Oct 2026
  • disclosed25 Sept 2026

Introduced: 25 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-53493  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 containerd-stress-debuginfo 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-stress-debuginfo package and not the containerd-stress-debuginfo 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. Prior to versions 1.7.36, 2.0.13, 2.2.9, 2.3.6, and 2.4.1, a crafted OCI index graph can force very high CPU/memory usage during PullImage (before container start), causing long ContainerCreating stalls and, at larger sizes, node/runtime instability. Versions 1.7.36, 2.0.13, 2.2.9, 2.3.6, and 2.4.1 fix the issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1