Improper Input Validation Affecting containerd-app package, versions <1.7.24-0ubuntu1~20.04.2+esm2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-CONTAINERDAPP-17398330
  • published22 Jun 2026
  • disclosed1 Jul 2026

Introduced: 22 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-53488  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 containerd-app to version 1.7.24-0ubuntu1~20.04.2+esm2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream containerd-app package and not the containerd-app 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. In versions prior to 1.7.33, 2.3.2, 2.2.5, 2.1.9, and 2.0.10 the CRI plugin propagates labels from an image config (LABEL instruction in Dockerfile) to a container without validation. This may result in executing an arbitrary command on the host, via a plugin that consumes container labels for some operations. This issue has been fixed in versions 1.7.33, 2.3.2, 2.2.5, 2.1.9, and 2.0.10.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1