Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions Affecting containerd package, versions <1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.8+esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-CONTAINERD-13861077
  • published21 Mar 2026
  • disclosed6 Nov 2025

Introduced: 6 Nov 2025

CVE-2024-25621  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-279  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 containerd to version 1.6.12-0ubuntu1~20.04.8+esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream containerd package and not the containerd package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions 0.1.0 through 1.7.28, 2.0.0-beta.0 through 2.0.6, 2.1.0-beta.0 through 2.1.4 and 2.2.0-beta.0 through 2.2.0-rc.1 have an overly broad default permission vulnerability. Directory paths /var/lib/containerd, /run/containerd/io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri and /run/containerd/io.containerd.sandbox.controller.v1.shim were all created with incorrect permissions. This issue is fixed in versions 1.7.29, 2.0.7, 2.1.5 and 2.2.0. Workarounds include updating system administrator permissions so the host can manually chmod the directories to not have group or world accessible permissions, or to run containerd in rootless mode.

CVSS Base Scores

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