CVE-2024-36621 Affecting docker.io-app package, versions <27.5.1-0ubuntu3~22.04.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-DOCKERIOAPP-8492341
  • published25 Oct 2025
  • disclosed29 Nov 2024

Introduced: 29 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-36621  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 docker.io-app to version 27.5.1-0ubuntu3~22.04.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream docker.io-app package and not the docker.io-app package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

moby v25.0.5 is affected by a Race Condition in builder/builder-next/adapters/snapshot/layer.go. The vulnerability could be used to trigger concurrent builds that call the EnsureLayer function resulting in resource leaks/exhaustion.