Path Equivalence Affecting runc package, versions <0:1.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-RUNC-5702299
  • published13 Jun 2023
  • disclosed3 Mar 2023

Introduced: 3 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-27561  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-41  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 runc to version 0:1.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-208.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream runc package and not the runc package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 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.

References

CVSS Scores

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