Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness 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
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-RUNC-5702322
  • published13 Jun 2023
  • disclosed29 Mar 2023

Introduced: 29 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-28642  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-305  (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 is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. It was found that AppArmor can be bypassed when /proc inside the container is symlinked with a specific mount configuration. This issue has been fixed in runc version 1.1.5, by prohibiting symlinked /proc. See PR #3785 for details. users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using an untrusted container image.

CVSS Scores

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