Path Equivalence Affecting criu package, versions <0:3.15-3.module+el8.9.0+19243+df4d9ff2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-CRIU-6058833
  • published15 Nov 2023
  • disclosed20 Feb 2023

Introduced: 20 Feb 2023

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 criu to version 0:3.15-3.module+el8.9.0+19243+df4d9ff2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream criu package and not the criu package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 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

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